Media Briefing: August 3rd and 11th, 2014 Shooting Incidents
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Channel: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police · 2014 · Education
Undersheriff Jim Dixon Discusses August 3rd and 11th, 2014 Officer Involved Shooting Incidents. On Sunday, August 3, 2014 at approximately 9:55 a.m. LVMPD patrol officers were dispatched to an apartment complex located at 4845 Cleopatra Avenue to investigate a report of a male who had been shot. While officers were on the way to the shooting location, patrol sergeant James Oaks was flagged down by a citizen who advised the suspect vehicle was a red Ford Mustang. Patrol officers located the suspect vehicle in the area of Alexander Road and Lamb Boulevard and attempted to conduct a felony car stop. The driver of the Red Mustang forcibly drove into a second marked patrol vehicle to escape and a vehicle pursuit was initiated. At the intersection of Timberlake Drive and Trout Lake Avenue, the suspect vehicle attempted to negotiate a turn, almost hitting a block wall. A marked police vehicle conducted a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) and the suspect vehicle spun and came to a stop. The driver later identified as DeAnthony Brown and the passenger later identified as Kevin Lay Jr., fled the vehicle in different directions. Sergeant Oaks and another officer chased Brown on foot East on Trout Lake then North on Timberlake. While fleeing, Brown stumbled dropping a Bersa Thunder .380 caliber handgun from his waistband which fell to the ground. Sergeant Oaks observed this and gave verbal commands for Brown not to reach for it. Brown ignored the commands and grabbed the handgun and pointed it towards Sergeant Oaks. Fearing for his life, Sergeant Oaks fired five rounds striking Brown. He was then taken into custody and immediately transported to the UMC Trauma Center where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Kevin Lay JR. was pursued to a nearby residence where he committed a home invasion and barricaded himself. He eventually surrendered after a SWAT standoff. Brown was transported to the UMC Trauma Center and treated for his injuries. A booking photo is not currently available as he has been booked in absentia at the Clark County Detention Center on the following charges: •Attempt Murder (2 counts) •Battery with Deadly Weapon (2 counts) •Conspiracy to Commit Murder (2 Counts) •Possession of Gun by Prohibited Person •Driver Disobey Peace Officer/Endanger other Persons or Property •Assault on a Protected Person with a Deadly Weapon Lay was transported to the Clark County Detention Center and is facing charges of: •Attempt Murder (2 counts) •Battery with Deadly Weapon (2 counts) •Conspiracy to Commit Murder (2 counts) •Burglary •Driver Disobey Peace Officer/Endanger other Persons or Property On August 11, 2014 at approximately 1:01 p.m. the LVMPD Call Center received numerous calls reporting a domestic disturbance at a residence located in the 7600 block of Calico Fields Street. It was further reported that the male was heard saying if the police were called he would kill the female. Patrol officers responded to the residence and began to set up a perimeter. Officers at the scene located the suspect’s wife Dawn Kuhn who stated she had been battered earlier in the day. She told police that her husband, 31 year-old Kyle Kuhn, was inside the residence, armed with a knife and possibly suicidal. Officers attempted to establish communication with Kuhn via cellular phone and bullhorn without response. As officers approached the residence, they observed Kuhn behind a vehicle parked in the driveway which had its windows broken out. Kuhn was wearing a mask, hat and sunglasses and began advancing towards officers with a large knife raised over his head. Officers gave Kuhn verbal commands to surrender but he did not comply. One officer fired a low lethality shotgun at Kuhn and Sergeant Sara Bradshaw fired one round from her handgun to stop his attack. Kuhn fell to the ground where he was taken into custody and transported to the UMC Trauma Center. The investigation into the incident revealed Kuhn had prepared himself for a confrontation with police prior to their arrival. At the time of the shooting, Kuhn was armed with two large butcher knives, and was wearing a Carhart jumpsuit in an apparent effort to fend off Taser prongs. Additionally, Kuhn placed a Corian cutting board in the front of the jumpsuit as a makeshift ballistic plate. The shot fired by Sergeant Bradshaw penetrated the cutting board and ultimately stopped Kuhn’s attack. Kuhn has been booked in absentia and has been charged with the following: •Resisting a Police Officer with a Weapon •3 counts of Assault with Deadly Weapon Against a Police Officer •Battery Domestic Violence Kuhn’s Prior Arrests Include: •Battery Domestic Violence •Uttering a Forged Instrument •Battery with a Deadly Weapon •Possession of a Controlled Substance •Burglary
