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Were Officer-Involved Shootings Suicides?

Since the beginning of the year, six criminal suspects have been shot by police officers in Southern Nevada. Earlier this week, Clark County Undersheriff Jim Dixon spoke about three of those shootings, claiming that they were " suicide by cop." That's when a suspect deliberately behaves in a way that causes an officer to use deadly force.

Rebecca Stincelli, police trainer

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