PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) - Nye County authorities say a sheriff’s SWAT team member fatally shot a man who pointing a gun at him after earlier shooting during a standoff with deputies who had responded to reports of the man firing outside his home.
The Sheriff’s Office identified the man killed Thursday night as 46-year-old Jason Paul O’Bannon and officials said people in the area had hunkered down while O’Bannon was shooting in his yard.
Segments of body-camera video released by the Sheriff’s Office showed O’Bannon yelling, behaving erratically and firing several shots as officers attempted to negotiate with him.
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Sheriff Sharon Wehrly said the SWAT team member fired four shots after O’Bannon pointed his weapon at him.
No other injuries were reported.
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