and the officer who shot at him -- is 45-year-old george smith. police are still investigating why black was waving a gun at people and weaving in and out of traffic friday night. when the officer opened fire, his shots missed black and instead grazed 2-pedestrians, including a child. smith is on routine paid administrative leave right now, black will make his first court appearance wednesday morning. california for 3 inmates.. all considered armed and dangerous. and there's already a 50- thousand dollar reward for information leading to their capture. abc's brandi hitt has more on how they escaped from a maximum security prison. < the all-out manhunt for these three escaped inmates is expanding in southern california... with the f-b-i and u-s marshall's office joining the search. sot -- lt. dave sawyer / orange county sheriff's dept. "each of these inmates are extremely dangerous and should be presumed to be armed." investigators believe friday's break-out from this orange county maximum security jail... happened just after the daily 5-am inmate

when joseph smith was murdered at the jail, she then became a plural wife of george smith, a cousin to the father. when the mormons were forced out in illinois, the mother chose not to follow at brigham young or from salt lake to utah. she came to california during a few years after the gold rush started. there's one story she told years later where she just started school in los angeles and was probably 15-years-old and she was walking along a road in los angeles in a very small community and she -- it was a very hot day and she came upon a newspaper clipping that had blown into her path and she picked it up and it was a profile of a california poet. she saw that this guy came to california from somewhere else else and wrote poetry about california and that was a revelation to her because when she came to california poetry was very, very popular. much was interwoven in society back then and every single newspaper, there were lots of newspapers and on the front page of every single newspaper there would be a problem. they had slammed and everybody wrote poetry and could recite poetry.

george smith. his shots missed black.. and instead.... grazed two pedestrians... including a child. action news reporter david schuman has been following this story all day. he was even ablsuspect's name as soon as it was released. david also has the latest on what happened friday night. pkg 100522 "do you recognize this man? his names khaleal black. i can't say i recognize him but he does look a little familiar." metro officers fired at khaleal black friday night because they say he was pointing a gun at people in a crowd. supposedly a regular on the sidewalk in front of the bellagio, other artists and performers don't seem to know who black was. 100556 "i have not seen him, i've been doing this for quite a few years but i can't say that i recognize specifically this guy" officer george smith fired shots at black, who was a both people are out of the hospital. officer smith has been placed on routine paid leave while the incident is investigated. appearance wednesday morning.

when joseph smith was murdered in jail she then became a plural wife of george smith, a cousin. when the mormons were forced out of illinois, ina's mother not to follow brigham young or the mormons to salt lake. she came to california a few years after the gold rush started. there's one story that ina told years later where she just started school in los angeles and she was probably 15, and she was walking along a road in the level of los angeles, very small community, inched -- and it was a very hot day and she came upon a newspaper clipping the kind of had blown into her path. she picked it up and it was a profile of a california poet, and she read it and she saw that this guy came to california from somewhere else and then you actually wrote poetry about california. that was a revelation to her because when ina came to california poetry was very, very popular. it was interwoven into society back then, and every single newspaper, there were lots of newspapers, and on the front page of every single newspaper they would be a poem. miners had poetry in saloons. everybody wrote po

george smith is a student at usc. he got his undergraduate from clemson. family is at the usc school of law. he knows it's a weird situation , but he is rooting for the tigers.>> the school is okay. that's about as good as i will get with the school. i can't stand the athletic >> while he was a clemson student, usc beat the tigers every year. clemson has won the last two. he even wears a clemson hoodie to school after the win last year. >> he won't be popular tomorrow i there. >>> a popular start of the popular show ncis is quitting. chael weatherly has played "di nozzo" and he says this is his last season. we don't know how he will be written off the show for his twitter. is -- season 13 will be his final one.>> do we think he will get killed off? >> i don't know. we are expecting a low of 240. tomorrow, 490 with increasing clouds. tomorrow night, 350.>>> we are out of time. is coming up next. proposals, but for god's sake do something! >> they don't control congress and if he wants more money for things like additional atf agents, he will have to win ove

in a very much worse scenario." )) ((brian loftus)) the officer who opened fire is 45-year-old george smith... a 10-year metro veteran. he's on paid administrative leave while the investigation continues... which is standard procedure. we're told this is the first involved in a shooting. police also say black was escorted off harrah's property... after he quit his job friday evening. /// ((brian loftus)) > everyone has their favorite go-to girl scout cookie... but a local woman shows everyone how the girl scout organization goes way beyond that: (( "i'm a girlscout, it's not what i do. joyce)) how she's inspiring other women to reach their biggest goals... in this week's acts of kindness. /// day... making sure our communities stay safe. but they sometimes need to be protected, too. so, the oklahoma city police took on an unlikely volunteer for the job. they took in this goose to help them out. their police station used to have a bad skunk problem... but haven't noticed anything since they got him. officers say it likes to greet them, patrol the lots... and also eat donuts. right now, they'

then police say officer george smith ordered him to drop his weapon. when he refused, officer smith fired. black wasn't hit, but the bullets grazed two peope, including a child. smith is on routine leave, while the incident is being investigated. people on the east coasts are digging out.. after being burried by that monster blizzard. take a look at the streets of new york... you can barely see the cars on the streets. for the second day in a row schools up and down the coast are closed as crews try to clear all the snow. in west virgina... they got a whopping 42 inches since this weekend. the snow was high enough to nearly burry the cars. here you can see the fresh powder was too much for the roof of this church.. or these apartments.. they're dealing with flooding. water covering streets and filling houses. now to a story that sounds like a scene out of a hollywood movie... those three inmates that escaped from a maximum security prison are still on the run. we'll tell you where police think they may be hiding. also ahead, the bundy battle. just when

officer george smith fired at him but missed. the bullets grazed a child and another person. says the 20-year-old threatened suicide last year. he was hospitalized and given medication, but not diagnosed. like any other part going through something right now." ""they should have diagnosed him last year and maybe none of this would have happen." " black now faces four counts of assault with a deadly weapon. on friday was hospital and a clark county teacher admited to kissing and other sexual contact with one of her special education students... the valley high school teacher had only been working in clark county since the beginning of the school year, as fox5's miguel martinez-valle explains the relationship started months before her arrest. " i didnt have any ties to texas other than my family so i was like why not, its an adventure." 25-year-old jillian lafave had only been working at valley high scool a few months when she began an innapropriate relationship with one of her 17- year- old students... according to the police report lefave was the students special education an

officer george smith confronted black.. metro says black failed to follow his gun at the suspect - but missed. a child was grazed in the leg... and was treated at the hospital before being released. another bullet went through a man's clothing... but he was not hurt. black was arrested for several felony charges. metro police confirm to fox5 the case against singer chris brown has been suspended. according to officer laura meltzer there was insufficient evidence.. but the case could be reopened if the police department receives additional information. police said on january second, a woman claimed she was hurt in an altercation involving brown during a party at the palms. the victim said she was attending a party inside a hotel room, and the incident took place over a cell phone, when she tried to take a picture of brown. the wife of a retired metro sergeant has made progress - since suffering the sudden symptoms of a rare brain condition. according to her husband, john sheahan... kristi opened her eyes this morning and was

officer george smith is the first to find black. investigators say smith calls out to black to drop his weapon. ((undersheriff kevin mcmahill/metro police: "the suspect, black, turned toward officer smith, raised the gun, and pointed it directly at away... missing black... but he drops to the ground, where police arrest him. ((patrick walker)) officer smith is on paid administrative leave during the investigation... which is standard procedure. it's the first time he's been involved in a shooting... and this is the first officer-involved shooting in 2016. dave... ((dave courvoisier)) patrick... have metro officers had to deal with black in the past? ((patrick walker)) we're told police arrested him in january 2015 for obstructing a police officer. he was also referred twice to mental health centers in january and feburary of 2015 after making suicidal threats. /// ((denise valdez)) > a naval medical facility in san diego gets the all clear... after reports of a shooting this morning. earlier today... workers at the naval medical cen

they say 45-year-old officer george smith uflt maltly -- ultimately shot at black. a child was grazed. a person living with black who didn't want to go on cam rahn says he's a good person. they shot at him. he got lucky. thank god. thank good. >> reporter: according to a close family member, black has been taking medication for mental illness his whole life. he recently stopped taking the drugs. the person at black's apartment say they hadn't heard from him in a few days. >> we didn't know until yesterday. the detectives came and told his brother. >> reporter: according to relatives, plaque has never been in trouble with the law. that person says since he stopped taking his medication, black has spent time in a mental health facility in southern nevada. his family was trying to get him help. now he will need all of the help he can get as he faces charges. we now know that metro has set up a press conference to give us a full briefing on everything that happened friday night. that's expected to start that i spoke to say he's seen news reports saying his brother was a

police say black was waving a gun and pointing it at people and that's when officer george smith shot black. in the end, a child was grazed by a bullet. black was arrested but not wounded. >>> all right. so according to a close family member, black has been taking medication his whole life. that's the newest revolution. he recently stopped taking it. >>> two anti-abortion activists are indicted for making a video the d.a. in harris county, texas announced the founder of the group, is facing a felony charge of tampering with a governmental record as well as a misdemeanor charge of purchasi activist is charged with the tampering count. the group released videos it claimed showed officials talking about the sale of aborted fetuses for research. the same grand jury found no wrong doing on the part of planned parent hood. >>> health officials in brazil say the zeka virus is spreading. people are infected by mosquito bites. the virus has been found in at least 20 countries. it leads to a birth defect, babies born with small heads and babies. the centers for disease control recommends that p

that's when officer george smith fired shots at the man who was supposedly a regular face here. but other regulars couldn't tell us anything about him. 100522 "do you recognize this man? his names khaleal black. i can't say i recognize him but he does look a little familiar." butted with 100556 "i have not seen him, i've been doing this for quite a few pedestrians, one of whom was a child. they both are out of the hospital. black will make his first court appearance wednesday morning. officer smith has been placed incident is investigated. he's been on the force since 2005. live on the strip, david schuman ch 13 action news. breaking news on the campaign trail. the latest poll numbers just released and reported by cnn.. show hillary clinton topping bernie sanders 52 percent to 38 percent among registered democrats.. and democratic-leaning independents and martin o'malley at just two percent. they're all preparing right now for a town hall tonight in iowa.. one week before the caucuses t's the latest from the breaking news center. an action news update now..... on the battery and

officer george smith fired at him the bullets grazed a child and the clothes of another person. we spoke to black's brother today, who says the 20-year-old threatened he was hospitalized and but not diagnosed. "the brain gets sick like any other part of the body hes just going through something right now." ""they should have diagnosed him last year and maybe none of this would have happen." " black now faces four counts of assault with a and has a court tomorrow. the child injured taken to the north las vegas police say several people heard a man kill his girlfriend in another room. the department released an arrest declaration for marland jackson... the suspect in a homicide we told you about last night. they say he called 9-1-1 to report the 44-year-old victim's death... and later confessed to stabbing her several times. this happened near civic center and evans. police say there were other people in the home when this happened, including children. no one else was hurt. red flag exercises are going on now at nellis air force this program members from around the vegas for advan

metro says he refused to obey officer george smith's commands, and the officer shot at him. black wasn't hit, but two bystanders, including a child, were grazed by bullets. black is now facing several felony charges. he's known on the strip as someone who regularly sells shirts to tourists. smith has been with metro since 2005 and is assigned to the tourist safety division area command. a teacher at valley high school is accused of a sex student. the clark county justice court website, says jillian lafave was taken into custody on january 15th for having sex with a student. the school district and lafave's attorney say she has been suspended without pay. its a problem plauging the valley. empty homes being taken over by squatters and used as crime hubs, one valley community is uniting to stop the trespassers from taking over their neighborhood. fox5's miguel martinez-valle spoke with neighbors who say they don't even their children play outside. its a situation theyve been dealing with for months. people taking over empty houses in their using them for crime. neighbors say i

we also know the officer who fired shots at black -- officer george smith is with metro's tourist safety division. he's a 10-year veteran and is on routine paid administrative leave pending the investigation authorities were trying to get black to put down his weapon... after they say he was waiving around what appeared to be gun. we spoke with a woman, who describes what she saw happen that night while she was working: ((marie rios/busker: "i thought saw police throw a man to the ground. they had him in handcuffs and they were trying to search for a weapon. patranya: "were you scared?" marie rios/busker: "(nods)) ((kirsten joyce)) maria rios is a street performer... who was working just steps away from where police took black into custody. black now faces a number of charges... including assault with a deadly weapon and possession of stolen property. metro will be holding a press conference later this morning to update us on the shooting. /// ((brian loftus)) > police special education teacher... who's accused of having an improper sexual relationship with a student. c-c-s-d police say

officer george smith confronted black... but he did not listen to the officer's commands to surrender. the officer fired his gun at black but missed. a bystander was grazed in the leg. another bullet went through a man's clothing... but he was not hurt. black was arrested for several felony charges. police say officer smith has been with metro since 2005. he's assigned to the tourist safety division area command. he will be on routine paid administrative leave during the investigation. police say a briefing has not been scheduled yet. angry solar customers packed a p-u-c meeting today to make their voices heard... some are asking for the p-u-c to to reconsider metering rates altogether... others are pushing for for those who already have solar. fox 5's cyndi lundeberg joins us now in studio with the latest twist to the solar debacle. the public utilites commission met today initially to talk about whether or not to grandfather in existing solar customers to previous rates.... the p-u-c decided to hold off on a decision until

they say 45-year-old officer george smith ultimately shot at black. in the end, a child was grazed by a bullet. black was arrested but not wounded. >> i know his brother. >> reporter: a person living with black who didn't want to go on cam raul says camera says he's a good person. >> they told me he got shot. that's crazy. he got lucky. thank god. thank god. >> reporter: according to a close family member, black has been taking medication for mental illness his whole life. he recently stopped taking the drugs. the person at black's apartment had not heard from him in a few days. did you see him on friday night or anything like that? >> i we -- we didn't know about it until yesterday. the detectives came and told his brother. >> reporter: according to relatives, black has never been in trouble with the law. stopped taking his medication, he's spent time in the mental hospital facility in southern nevada. his family was trying to get him help. he faces four counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of resisting officers and another of possession

bellagio friday night. 20-year-old khalil black was pointing a gun at people, forcing officer george smith to fire at him. black was not hit by that bullet, but it did graze a child nearby. a close family member told news 3 that black is a good person essentially who recently stopped mental illness. >> marie: a man is hype bars accused of killing his girlfriend. this is marlon jackson. investigators say this morning he stabbed and killed her inside a home near the civic center, then calmed police and told them what happened. investigators say the incident took them by surprise, because this is a community full of families. they aalso tell us the couple kept to themselves and never really caused any problems. >> jim: also new tonight out of ohio, police are on a chase here that end in flames. the pursuit was caught on a patrol car dash cam. marchysville police say david of kids, trying to get them into his van. he took off and a short time later the van caught fire. moore faces a charge of failure to comply. they found drugs and prescription pain killers in the van. and another one out of o

tried get black to surrender but he -- we're told he pointed his weapon at an officer, officer george smith, who ended up firing two shots at black. missing him. one of those rounds hit a pillar and ricocheted off it striking a four-year-old boy who was sitting on his father's shoulders. that's wha today. but before this press conference even began the department issuing an apology to th listen. express my sorrow and apology, provide an apology to the innocent victims and their families struck by our officer's gunfire during this event. we're very relieved that the injuries sustained were minor and that full recovery is expected. we're accountable for every round that we fire from an officer's weapon. frankly, in this reeve vent, we were very lucky the situation scenario. >> reporter: metro also confirming for us today what family members talked to us about yesterday. saying that black has had a long history of mental illness. family members telling us that he had recently not been taking his medication. officers say that could explain that erratic behavior. but he is now facing very seriou

officer george smith confronted black.. metro says black failed to follow commands - and the officer fired his gun at the missed. a child was and was treated before being released. another bullet went through a man's clothing... hurt. black was several felony charges. the street in a by a car. around 4-30 this avenue -- near desert inn and jones. police say the pedestrian was taken to the hospital. he is expected to survive. police believe the driver was not impaired. edna was closed for nearly three hours while police were on scene. thousands are expected to gather tomorrow in support of school choice. the rally is scheduled for 10 am at cashman center. it's to celebrate education options in the state, from traditional public school, public charter and magnet schools, online academies, private schools and home schools. national school choice week is happening as nevada parents wait on a court decision on education savings accounts... which would allow per pupil funding to go with students opting to switch from public to pr

officer george smith confronted black who they say pointed his unloaded gun at the officer twice. well, a 4-year-old boy was sitting on his father's shoulder was grazed by that bullet. it bounced off a nearby pillar. we're told it was a bruise. he's expected to be okay. meanwhile, the 20-year-old mentally ill suspect is now behind bars facing serious charges. >>> thieveses arethieves are targeting a summerlin neighborhood. neighbors are fed up. >> they are not sure why it's happening but they want answers now. sandra gonzalez near fort apache and sahara. you see the mailbox there. a lot of people are angry about very important documents are coming into people's homes. >> reporter: and reed and marie, this is the type of mailbox they are targeting. and this looks like they used a crowbar or some type of device to get to the mail. whoever they are, they pry. they grab. and it seems they previous this style of mail books. >> i'm mad about it. >> now neighbors say the crooks have hit a number of boxes like this one. and now new surveillance video captured this white van going up to on

that gun was not loaded. 45- year- old metro officer george smith fired two shots... both missed black... one bullet ricocheted off a pillar.. grazing a 4- year- old boy. smith has been put on paid administrative leave... which is routine during an investigation like this./// ((dave courvoisier)) > metro police need your help finding a woman who has been missing since last wednesday. here is a picture of 20- year- old jessica lacy. police say she was last seen near warm springs and rainbow on january 20-th. if you happen to know where she persons unit at 702- 828-3111./// ((dave courvoisier)) > new tonight at six... nevada highway patrol says a motorcyclist was driving recklessly... when he crashed into a semi- truck over the weekend. this happened sunday on i-15 near the "valley of fire state park." n-h-p says 24- year- old zachary steven crashed into the speed. motorcycle... and hit the front of another car driving on the interstate. no one else was hurt... this marked the 6-th fatal crash of the year for n- h-p's jurisdiction./// ((denise valdez)) > a vacant apartm

that's when 45-year-old officer george smith fired grazing two bystanders with bullets. those bystanders are okay. black was not hit but then arrested. smith has been with metro for more than ten years and is on administrative leave. >> jeff: the debate over rates today. but it didn't happen. news 3's craig fiegener joins us live from tit of today's meeting. so, craig, there were a lot of eyes on this, a lot of customers waiting for resolution. now they're wondering how much wait. >> reporter: the public utilities commission here in nevada says they will revisit the issue of grandfathering in early adopters of solar power on their homes in a meeting on february 8th. this was a big step for the public utilities commission and for homeowners who solar. in many cases those early systems. they feel l t that went into effect this year. a total of 41 homeowners spoke to the puc and in most cases telling similar stories. one homeowner says the new law cuts reimbursement for solar he says that he sells back to nv energy. it cuts the reimbursement so much that he says he is losin

they say he refused to obey officer george smith's commands, and the officer shot at him. black wasn't hit, but two bystanders, including a child, were grazed by bullets. black is now facing several felony charges. he's known on the strip as someone who regularly sells shirts to tourists. smith has been with metro since 2005 and is assigned to the tourist safety division area command. a teacher at valley high school is accused of a sex act with a student. according to the clark county justice court website, jillian lafave was taken into custody last week for having sex with a student. lafave's attorney, says lafave has been suspended without pay. a former pastor convicted of sexually abusing teenage girls in his congregation, is now on trial in henderson. otis holland was found guilty just last week at the regional justice center. he was arrested in december 2010 on charges related to sexually assaulting girls and women. now he is going through proceedings again... this time for another accuser under 16 years old from henderson. he has a preliminary hearing set for februar

officer george smith shot at black.... when black..... wouldn't obey commands.... to put down his weapon. smith's shots missed... and... grazed two pedestrians.... including a child. both of them are okay. smith is on paid routine leave.... while the incident is investigated. black first appears in court... wednesday morning. a possible ray of sunshine for solar customers in nevada. n-v energy now says it's on board with an idea to let people who spent thousands of dollars on rooftop panels.. sell their energy back at the old rate. the issue came-up again at today's meeting of the public utilities commission. customers who've already shelled out thousands of steve benton, rooftop solar customer 10:05:04-10:05:14 "i want my $20,000 back, at least $20,000 because you effectively have what i'm getting out of this system and i think that's wrong." the next hearing is february 8th. some of the state's rooftop solar companies are fighting back.. and now want voters to have a say. the petition would seek a ballot referendum that could overturn part of the p-u-c's decision

we're told 45- year- old officer george smith fired his weapon at khaleal black... but missed him and actually grazed a child's leg. police tell us it all started when black was walking in and out of traffic with a gun. we're told black faces several felony charges for pointing his gun at people. it's still not clear why he was ((denise valdez)) > a small army of solar industry supporters are canvassing the valley... hoping to keep solar jobs in nevada: (("we're gonna take our power back!....cheering" )) ((denise valdez)) the group rallied today... announcing a referendum drive to put a measure on the ballot that if approved by voters... would reverse the p- u-c's decision to change how solar customers are paid for their excess power. the move has driven companies like "solar city" and "sunrun" out of town. n-v energy is offering a sort of olive branch -- saying it will allow existing "net metering" customers to remain on the old rules... grandfathering in about 17- thousand people. the solar companies say that's not enough... and plan to get 55- thousand signatures

as for the officer, police say it was 45 year old george smith with metro's tourist safety division who fired the shot on the sidewalks near the bellagio fountains on friday night. this as authorities were trying to get to black who they say was walking around waving what appeared to be a gun at people on the strip. in the moments leading to the arrest, officer smith, fired the shot that grazed a child and went through another man's clothing. the child's injuries were not major -- and they were released from u-m-c that night. we talked to a woman, who told while working nearby that night: ((marie rios/busker: "i thought saw police throw a man to the ground. they had him in handcuffs and they were trying to search for a weapon. patranya: "were you scared?" marie rios/busker: "(nods)) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) maria rios is a busker who was working just steps away from where police took black into custody. aside from the child who was hit in the shooting and rushed to u-m-c, no one else was hurt. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) officer smith, a 10 year veteran with the police force, is now on routi

very much worse scenario." )) ((dave courvoisier)) the officer who opened fire is 45-year-old george smith... a 10-year metro veteran. he's on paid administrative leave while the investigation continues... which is standard procedure. time officer smith has been involved in a shooting. police tell us that black was escorted off harrah's property after he quit his job that evening. 9-1-1 calls from concerned citizens said a man was waving a gun on the boulevard./// ((denise valdez)) > disturbing new details are coming out in the case of jillian lafave, the valley high teacher arrested on charges of sexual misconduct on her special ed student. the arrest report says the underage victim had been exchanging more than 13 thousand text messages with lafave, many of them sexual in nature...going back to october of last year. police also say the 25 year old lafave admitted to kissing and touching the student...but denied having sex. the student reportedly told police he loved his teacher and that she loved him. patranya bhoolsuwan has been busy tonight... she joins us again with reaction from one

officer george smith told him to drop his weapon. police say black turned toward officer smith and pointed his gun directly at him. officer smith opened fire but missed black...and grazed a child with a bullet. police later found out...black's gun wasn't loaded./// ((brian loftus)) > crews were out all night... working to find out how many homeless people live in the valley. ((kirsten joyce)) they started at 11:30 last night and just wrapped up. community. ((brian loftus)) to explain, we're live with county spokesman dan kulin. 1. when did the count wrap up? 1. how does the census help our community? community? brian loftus > now let's get a look at your forecast. kirsten joyce sherry... how's the weather looking today? sherry swensk < clear and cold this morning... with temps falling back into the 30s right now. ............... we had a beautifully sunny, but highs just making it into the upper 50s. ............ today should be a little milder, but more high clouds returning to our skies. ........... they are sliding into the west c

officer george smith shot at black.... claiming black wouldn't obey commands to drop his weapon. smith's shots missed... two pedestrians.... including a child were grazed. both of them are okay. smith is on paid routine leave.... while the incident is being investigated. black is expected in court tomorrow. metro scheduled a press conference this morning to address the shooting. a clark county school district teacher is accused of sexual misconduct with a student this morning. jillian lafave is a teacher at arrested earlier this month. she has been put on paid administrative leave during the investigation. "they could take the (expletive) house by now." "dispatch: i'll let them know you're upset about about the delay." "upset? i want to kill people." these are the frantic 9-1-1 calls... after a home break-in..... in mountain's edge we brought you as it was breaking. police arrived two and half hours after the first call for help--but we're now learning michael prescott lied to dispatchers that night when he told them he was armed and going to confront the thieves. "did i enter th

metro police also revealed officer george smith was about 10- yards away from black.. when he fired at black twice and missed: ((kevin mcmahill/metro undersheriff: "we're accountable for every round that we fire, from an officer's weapon, and frankly, in this event, we were lucky that the situation did not end up in a very much worse scenario." )) ((brian loftus)) officer smith is a 10- year veteran of the force. he's on routine paid administrative leave pending the investigation. we're told this is the first time officer smith has been involved in a shooting. police also tell us black was escorted off harrah's property after he quit his job that evening./// ((kirsten joyce)) > and metro police are also investigating a car chase that ended with an officer opening fire in the northeast part of the valley. police say this began yesterday after they received a call about investigators say an officer spotted it speeding at washington and marion....tried to stop it....the driver then crashed at bonanza and pecos...and ran away -- a gun in hand -- toward a neighborhood. metr

as for the officer, police say george smith with metro's tourist safety division who fired the shot . black is facing a number of charges including assault with a deadly weapon and possession of stolen property. a press conference is scheduled for 9-30./// ((brian loftus)) > there's new hope for existing, and new solar customers in nevada. ((kirsten joyce)) as of january 1st...the p-u-c raised rates for all net metering customers. n-v energy is proposing to allow customers to remain on the old rates... the solar industry says the proposal isn't enough, because it doesn't allow for the future growth of the industry. meanwhile, rooftop solar supporters announced a referendum drive to reverse the p-u-c's decision for all future solar customers. they want to put a measure on the ballot that would reverse the p- u-c's desiion for all solar customers. former governor bob list supports the referendum: ((bob list/former governor: "the residential solar industry has just basically been destroyed and with it the opportunity of nevadans to sign up and participate and help save our envirmonment a

george smith confronted black. police say black didn't obey the officer's commands... so the officer fired his black. bullet grazed a another bullet went through a man's clothing... hurt. the child was treated at umc and released. the whole thing says she's glad no one was killed. happen at any time any moment any second he's just one one guy off the street starting trouble. that's always a good thing." black was arrested on several felony charges. police say he's known for selling goods to tourists. its a situation las vegas is all too familiar with... squatters. now... one valley community is uniting to stop the trespassers from taking over. it's become so bad in one neightborhood... some people are afraid to let their kids play outside... here's fox5's miguel martinez- valle with more. <<" part of the reason why i got so involved is because i want to be able to walk him in the neighborhood, and take walks and do things with my grandchildren and my pets and not worry about walking past one of the squatter houses." its a problem this northwest valley neighborhood has

metro saying that 20-year-old was pointing a gun at people on officer named george smith saw him and went to fire. missed him but grazed a child in the process. that child is expected to make a full recovery thank goodness. a close family member to mr. black telling us he's a good person but recently stopped taking his medication to treat his mental illness and that's why he had that mental break on the strip. >> dana: local homeowners who vested in solar power panels are breathing a psy of relief after n.v. announced they are going to give them a break on rates. the new rates went into effect utilities commission increased the rates for the solar customers. solar powered homeowners were outraged by that decision but n.v. energy is proposing to keep the rates the same for those years. >> kim: here is what is right there is a senior at unlv who combined video games and exercise as a way to fight childhood obesity. gregory is the c.e.o. of a new fitness mobile app that allows to you play video games and burn calories at the same time. you can level up and use it to fight your friends p

((patrick walker)) the officer involved is 45- year-old george smith... a 10-year metro veteran. he's on paid administrative leave while the investigation continues... which is standard procedure anytime an officer fires his weapon. we're told this is the first time officer smith has been involved in a shooting. ((patrick walker)) along with the surveillance footage you just saw... police released 9-1-1 calls. with all of that... we've been able to put together a detailed timeline of how this unfolded. we'll have that for you... coming up at 5. denise... any word on the charges black is facing? ((patrick walker)) he's facing four counts of assault with a deadly weapon... along with resisting an officer and possession of a stolen gun. /// ((paul joncich)) > 13-thousand text messages. that's what metro police are sorting through after arresting a teacher at valley high for commiting a sex act with a student. according to police, 25 year old special education teacher jillian lafave admitted to kissing and inappropriately touching a 17 year old learning disabled student. the two beca

have identified the officer involved in a shooting on the on friday night 45 year old officer george smith fired his weapon at this man... khaleal black.... who was walking in traffic and pointing a gun at people near the belagio. one of the bullets grazed a child leg and another hit the clothing of another man. black was taken into custody. officer smith has been with metro since 2005. he is now on standard paid leave./// ((denise valdez)) > a manhunt underway in california. ((paul joncich)) the sophisticated operation that allowed three inmates at a maximum security prison to break free. and the serious charges ((denise valdez)) giving back to those in need. as an investigation is underway on the contaminated water in flint michigan... the outpouring of support resident are getting from some famous faces./// since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. th

officer george smith confronted black. police say black didn't obey officer smith's commands... and the officer fired his gun, but missed black. instead, one bullet grazed a child in the leg... another bullet went through a man's clothing... but he was not hurt. doctors at university medical center treated and released the child. a witness says she's glad no one was killed. "anything could happen at any time any moment any second he's just one out of thousands. i thank god we got one guy off the street starting trouble. that's always a good thing." black was arrested for police say he's known for selling goods to tourists. a clark county high school teacher is accused of a sex act with a student... according to the clark county justice court website the valley high school teacher- was taken into custody last week for having sex with a student. jillian lafave was taken in on january 15th. according to the school district and lafave's attorney, warren geller, lafave has been suspended without pay. a former pastor convicted of sexually abusing teenage girls... was back in court tod

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