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Officials hold fact-finding review in deadly 2020 shooting involving Las Vegas police

Posted at 7:56 AM, Jul 12, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-12 11:01:34-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — We are close to finding out more about the death of a man killed by police in Las Vegas last year.

Monday, a fact-finding review of a case involving Maurice Parker will take place where a district attorney determines whether officers acted appropriately.

Parker was shot to death in October 2020.

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Police say they were trying to arrest him at a convenience store in the northeast part of town and believed he had shot at a vehicle earlier in the day.

While taking him into custody, police also say Parker reached for a gun.