Las Vegas police release body camera video days after in-custody death

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Las Vegas police release body camera video days after in-custody ******

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Las Vegas police released officer-worn body camera video after an in-custody ****** on Tuesday.

According to police, it happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on July 16 in the 4700 block of West Charleston Boulevard near Decatur Boulevard.

Officers driving near the scene spotted a ****** in the parking lot between three men, which was later determined to be a robbery between the men.

Police spoke with one of the men who told officers the suspect, later identified as Michael Turner, 56, assaulted him, took items from him, and pointed toward Turner as he was entering a white vehicle nearby.

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Las Vegas police released officer-worn body camera video after an in-custody ****** on Tuesday. (LVMPD)

The officer then located the white vehicle, with Turner attempting to leave the parking lot. According to police, Turner started to drive away from the officer at a slow speed in the parking lot. The officer followed and observed the vehicle become high-centered on a median. Turner’s vehicle reversed, and his vehicle and the patrol car collided. Turner then drove the vehicle a short distance from the patrol vehicle and stopped, police said.

The officer issued verbal commands to Turner to exit the vehicle. He exited by crawling out of the vehicle and immediately lay on the ground. An additional officer arrived, and Turner was taken into custody and handcuffed at which time medical was requested, according to police.

While waiting for a medical team to arrive, Turner sat up and requested water be poured on him several minutes later he then rolled himself back down onto the ground, police said.

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Las Vegas police released officer-worn body camera video after an in-custody ****** on Tuesday. (LVMPD)

Once a third officer arrived at the arrest location and began monitoring Turner. After several more minutes, a supervisor arrived and noticed that Turner appeared unresponsive. He told the officer to remove the handcuffs and administer Narcan. The Narcan did not appear to work, and officers began CPR on Turner as a medical team arrived.

Nearly 50 grams of ***** was found inside Turner’s vehicle, and another 29 grams of ***** was found on Turner’s body was found at the hospital, police stated.

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Nearly 50 grams of ***** was found inside Turner’s vehicle, and another 29 grams of ***** was found on Turner’s body was found at the hospital, police stated. (LVMPD)

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Nearly 50 grams of ***** was found inside Turner’s vehicle, and another 29 grams of ***** was found on Turner’s body was found at the hospital, police stated. (LVMPD)

A medical team took Turner to UMC where he was later pronounced *****.The cause and manner of ****** will be released by the Clark County coroner’s office.

The investigation of the incident ******** ongoing. An examination of the incident is being conducted by the LVMPD Critical Incident Review Team.

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