Las Vegas Police shared body camera footage of a man shot while charging at police with a knife
By: Shae Houston Courtroul, 57, held a knife over his head while charging at officers, leading officers to shoot him, according to Assistant Sheriff Jamie Prosser.
Police say that two officers were conducting an unrelated pedestrian stop at 4:28 a.m. Thursday on Harmon Avenue and Paradise Road, when that pedestrian fled on foot and the officers asked for additional help. Two more officers responded to the request for help.
That was when Courtroul slowly approached the four officers in a white Nissan Kicks, according to police.
Courtroul stepped out from the car wearing a hospital gown and was armed with a black folding knife, says police.
Body camera footage shows Courtroul leaving the vehicle as it rolled down the street.
Officers demanded that he drop the knife, but he began to “aggressively advance” at officers, leading to them to shoot him, according to Prosser.
Officers Jeremy Johnson, 32, and Jacobo Solis, 22, each fired four rounds, Prosser said in a briefing. Prosser also noted that Officers Dominick Nelson, 26, fired three rounds and Andrew Collins, 39, fired six rounds.
Courtroul was shot seven times, according to Prosser.
Police say that Courtroul was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, where he was in critical condition, which has since been stabilized.
Prior to the shooting, Courtroul had checked himself into a hospital, but left before being released by hospital staff, Prosser said.