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April 12, 2013

Las Vegas Cop Will Not Face Criminal Charges for Killing Unarmed Veteran 
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A Las Vegas police officer who shot and killed an unarmed and disabled
veteran will not face criminal charges. Officer Jesus Arevalo shot and
killed Stanley La Von Gibson, a Gulf War veteran, with an assault-style
rifle in December 2011, while Gibson was locked inside his own car.
Gibson's widow has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the police of civil
rights violations against her husband, who was African American. But
Clark County District Attorney Steven Wolfson concluded the officer
thought he was acting in self-defense after he heard a sound that turned
out to be another police officer firing a beanbag shotgun to break
Gibson's car window.

 

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