Nevada Gunman Killed During Police Chase in Response to Highway Shooting

Nevada Gunman Killed During Police Chase in Response to Highway Shooting
A Nevada Highway Patrol vehicle in Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
|Updated:

A gunman died in a shootout that involved multiple police officers after the alleged assailant shot and injured a Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) worker, authorities said.

The incident unfolded on Wednesday at around 10 a.m. after the maintenance worker was struck multiple times by gunfire while he was working on resurfacing a highway near Eureka County, according to an NDOT statement.

Lorenz Duchamps
Lorenz Duchamps
Author
Lorenz Duchamps is a news writer for NTD, The Epoch Times’ sister media, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and entertainment news.
Related Topics