LAS VEGAS (AP) — A motel security guard told a judge he was steps away and saw a man fire a handgun toward police and demonstrators on the Las Vegas Strip, critically wounding a police officer.
Juan Pablo Hernandez-Rodriguez testified Thursday he saw 20-year-old Edgar Samaniego pull a gun and shoot late June 1 when people were protesting racial injustice.
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The protest was among hundreds nationally following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The judge will determine in coming days if evidence supports Samaniego standing trial in state court.
