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Police Fatally Shoot Man After Chase, Ramming Of Vehicle

North Las Vegas police say two officers fatally shot a man who had rammed the officers' police vehicle following a chase involving a stolen vehicle.

 

Officer Eric Leavitt says the shooting occurred early Thursday morning after the chase began with an attempted traffic stop. It ended when the stolen car was cornered in a business' parking lot.

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The dead man's identity wasn't released. Leavitt says one officer suffered a minor injury when the police vehicle was rammed.