LAS VEGAS (FOX5) – Las Vegas police on Tuesday afternoon provided details and body camera footage of a suspect who was injured in a gunfight with officers on Saturday morning.
Police identified the suspect as Sonjeev Singh, 49.
Singh’s wife called 911 from the 6200 block on Windfresh Drive early Saturday morning and said her husband was hallucinating and armed with a gun. The woman and her teenage son left to speak to officers when they arrived and told police that Singh was still in the house and armed.
When the police heard gunshots in the house, they set up a cordon. According to the police, Officer Michael Garca and his scout watched as Singh, armed with a “long weapon”, left a balcony door on the upper floor. After Singh fired a shot at the police, Garca returned fire.
Police said Singh went back inside and the incident was considered a barricade. Crisis negotiators and SWAT were requested. Singh reportedly continued to fire at Garca and his partner from the residence until the officers were relieved by SWAT.
During the barricade, officials reportedly saw Singh exit the front door of his home and place a shotgun in the front yard. At around 7:00 a.m., Singh left the back of his home and was taken into custody without incident after jumping into a neighboring courtyard.
Singh suffered a minor injury to his arm; However, it was “unclear” how he sustained the injury, the police said.
He was arrested in the Clark County Detention Center for attempted murder of a police officer with a deadly weapon on a police officer and firing a gun in three cases and firing a gun into an occupied building in three cases.
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