Las Vegas police officers shot and killed a man suspected of a series of armed robberies of casinos at the Rio Hotel and Casino on Sunday morning, according to reporting from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The suspect allegedly had a gun on him and was reaching toward it during a struggle near the guest elevators, the report said. Police said they unsuccessfully used a taser on the man first.
Detectives reportedly had been following the man for several days.
The identity of the man has not yet been released.
From the report:
[Police] said that during the previous robberies the man was believed to be connected with, he would go into casinos and confront clerks by brandishing a weapon. Several times he claimed to have an explosive on him during the robberies, police said.
In true Las Vegas fashion, the operations of the casino-hotel weren’t affected by the shooting, the report added. The Rio is home to the annual World Series of Poker.
