Police killings
2013-2020

John T. Wilson III

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 11/1/2014

Las Vegas, Clark, NV
W Sahara Ave & I-15

Officers responded to call about a man walking along the freeway holding an assault rifle. Officers arrived and shot the victim in the back. It was later learned that the victim was holding a pellet gun. The details of the shooting remain "sketchy," according to Wilson's family.