By Bryan Horwath
Las Vegas Evaluation-Journal
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada Freeway Patrol trooper fired a shot into a woman’s vehicle after she pointed a gun and mentioned “I’ll shoot” throughout a visitors cease in Las Vegas, a Freeway Patrol official mentioned Wednesday whereas additionally displaying physique digicam footage of the confrontation.
Barbara Lu, 51, of Montana, was taken into custody simply earlier than 1 a.m. Sunday on an Interstate 15 on-ramp at St. Rose Parkway, Freeway Patrol Col. Michael Edgell mentioned in a information convention. She had been pulled over after working a pink gentle, Edgell mentioned.
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Trooper physique digicam footage performed on the information convention confirmed the capturing in addition to moments main as much as and after it. The bullet fired by the trooper went by way of the motive force’s facet window and the automobile’s windshield.
The video confirmed a canine from Lu’s automobile lunging at one of many troopers as Lu — who’s heard screaming within the footage — refused to get out of her automobile, Edgell mentioned.
Dramatic video
Moments later, a trooper sprint cam video confirmed two troopers exterior Lu’s closed driver’s facet door as one tried to interrupt the window.
In physique digicam footage from one other trooper, that trooper may be heard saying “she’s bought a gun” earlier than he darted to the again space of the automobile.
Seconds later, a trooper recognized by Edgell as Kenneth Ducut fired one spherical. Video clearly confirmed the flash from Ducut’s shot. Lu then dropped what she had been holding and raised each empty fingers.
Edgell mentioned he was pleased with how the troopers dealt with the state of affairs.
“We by no means hearth a warning shot in any respect and I don’t suppose any police division will,” Edgell mentioned. “We prepare our individuals that you simply solely shoot to cease the risk. She had a gun in her hand and she or he pointed it at a trooper. She had a gun in her hand when he fired that shot.”
Edgell mentioned Lu, who was taken to an area hospital earlier than being taken into custody, was not significantly injured, however she did have some scratches on her neck.
“In an ideal world, she would have gotten out of the automobile and we’d have performed enterprise on the facet of the street,” Edgell mentioned.
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In keeping with Las Vegas Justice Court docket information, Lu was charged with assault on a protected particular person with use of a lethal weapon and resisting with a firearm, each felonies, together with misdemeanor counts of DUI, failing to obey a pink gentle, and parking a automobile on the freeway.
A Clark County Detention Heart on-line jail roster confirmed Lu listed as an inmate as of Wednesday afternoon. Lu is scheduled for a preliminary court docket listening to on Feb. 25, in accordance with on-line information.
Once they searched Lu’s automobile, troopers discovered a loaded Sig Sauer 9 mm pistol, Edgell mentioned.
Along with the canine seen lunging at troopers, Lu additionally had one other canine in her automobile, Edgell mentioned. The canines had been taken by animal management staff who later arrived on the scene, Edgell mentioned.
The Metropolitan Police Division was investigating the incident, and Edgell mentioned the continued probe would in all probability final a number of months.
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