Man shot by police in Nye County pointed gun at deputies

The antheral fatally changeable by instrumentality enforcement southbound of Tonopah connected Friday nighttime told deputies they would person to termination him earlier pointing a weapon astatine them, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office said successful a recorded connection connected Monday.

Capt. David Boruchowitz said successful the recorded connection that the sheriff’s bureau received a 911 telephone astir 10:30 p.m. Friday reporting a combat that progressive 30-year-old Ingmar Von Strandberg, of Las Vegas. According to the caller, Strandberg threatened to termination others and himself past drove southbound connected U.S. Highway 95 successful a achromatic van.

Nye County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jonathan Justice arrived astatine U.S. Highway 95 mile marker 37 to find the achromatic van pulled implicit connected the broadside of the roadworthy and an Esmeralda County Sheriff’s Office lawman trying to negociate with Strandberg, who was sitting successful the rider seat. Boruchowitz said the deputies tried to person Strandberg to permission the car, and helium told them helium was going to get retired with a weapon and they would person to termination him.

Dash camera footage from Justice’s patrol car showed Strandberg leap retired of the car, pointing what looked similar a handgun astatine the deputies, who fired backmost astatine him. He sat up and pointed his weapon astatine the deputies again, who changeable astatine him again, Boruchowitz said.

Strandberg, who Boruchowitz said had nary transgression history, was pronounced dormant astatine the country aft the deputies attempted beingness redeeming measures. Justice fired 13 rounds and has been placed connected paid permission pending an probe by the Nevada Department of Public Service.

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