North Las Vegas Police released body cam footage from an officer-involved shooting involving a woman with a knife.
Officers responded to reports of a stabbing at a residence on the 1400 block of Basin Brook Drive around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16.
According to the North Las Vegas Police Department (NLVPD), two officers were questioning an adult male victim in front of the house when an adult female suspect exited the front door and began advancing toward the officers with a large knife above her head.
Footage shows officers giving multiple verbal commands for the suspect to stop and put down the knife.
The suspect did not comply and was struck by the officer's firearm.
The suspect was pronounced dead at University Medical Center.
This is the second NLVPD officer-involved shooting of 2023.