Las Vegas police release body camera footage showing the moment a man allegedly fired 18 shots at two officers, killing one of them.
This undated photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Officer Truong Thai, 49, who was fatally shot in the line of duty on Oct. 13, 2022.Las Vegas police released body camera footage on Monday showing the moment a man allegedly fired 18 shots at two officers, killing one of them.
"The blue vehicle that Hampton was driving doesn't just accelerate and try to leave the area. He's driving very slowly as he fires back at the officers and the citizens on the street," Las Vegas Police Assistant Sheriff Andy Walsh said during a press conference on Monday, while playing videos from both officers' body-worn cameras.Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP
This undated photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Tyson Hampton, 24, of Las Vegas, who was arrested as the suspect in a shooting that killed an officer on Oct. 13, 2022.Police said Hampton's wife had called 911 at about 1 a.m., saying she had been battered by her husband. Thai and Officer Ryan Gillihan were assigned to respond. Gillihan arrived first and spoke with Hampton's wife, who was with her mother, several blocks east of the Las Vegas Strip.