Las Vegas police shoot suspect 19 times

LAS VEGAS — In the aftermath of a gunfight between Metro Police and a man fleeing from them on Monday, in which 31 rounds were fired in quick succession, the suspect lay on the ground, bleeding profusely and pleading with officers: “Sir, I’m dying … oh my God … sir, please.”

William Alfredo Chafoya, who police say fired five of the shots, was struck 19 times, and investigators were working to determine how many were direct hits or ricochet impacts, said Clark County Assistant Sheriff Todd Fasulo, who conducted a briefing and showed graphic crime-scene images.

Chafoya, 37, survived the shooting, as did a second suspect, Ashley Olivetti, 31, who was struck once in the wrist by police gunfire, Fasulo said. Neither officer was injured. Read more