Police ID officers involved in weekend shooting
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Police released new information Monday on an officer-involved shooting over the weekend. Video by ktnv.com
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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- The Las Vegas Metro Police Dept. has identified the five officers involved in Saturday's shooting in the 2300 block of Jones.
They are Melvyn F. English, Todd G. Edwards, Christopher M. Grivas, Matthew J. Cook and Truong T. Thai.
The officers have been with Metro ranging from six to 20 years.
Police received a call reporting a stolen car with a gun inside and tracked the car to a parking lot near Jones and Smoke Ranch.
When the woman in the car got out after two hours of negotiation, she pointed a gun at police. Officers fired at her and she was killed.
The woman was later identified by the coroner's office as 49-year-old Sharmel T. Edwards.
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