Man was shot 92 times by North Las Vegas police after pointing a loaded gun at officers during an accident

Julian McCoy was shot and killed by police officers on June 15, 2024, after he caused a multi-vehicle crash and threatened people, firefighters and police officers with a loaded rifle, according to police. (NLVPD)

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The North Las Vegas Police Department has released body-worn camera footage following a police-involved shooting in which police shot an armed suspect 92 times.

The shooting occurred on June 15 around 9 p.m. Officers responded to reports of a four-vehicle crash at the intersection of Craig Road and North 5th Street.

Witnesses told police that a male driver, later identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Julian McCoy, 57, of Las Vegas, was traveling north on North 5th Street in a silver car when he failed to stop at a red light and struck vehicles on Craig Road.

Witnesses at the scene said that McCoy, who police said had five previous convictions in Nevada, threatened people, emergency workers and police officers at the scene of the accident with a loaded weapon.

Investigators found surveillance video showing the vehicle running a red light at high speed.

Several callers told NLVPD dispatch that McCoy was believed to have caused the crash and had a weapon on him. Another person said McCoy threatened him with a weapon as he approached the car, police said.

When firefighters from North Las Vegas arrived at the scene to assist, police said they too had been threatened by McCoy, who was armed with a gun.

When officers arrived, they said they attempted to de-escalate the situation and repeatedly ordered McCoy to drop the weapon and exit the vehicle. However, police said he ignored the commands and raised his weapon toward officers.

According to police, seven officers fired their weapons and McCoy was shot multiple times.

The video shows multiple shots being fired at the suspect’s car. According to NLVPD, officers fired a total of 92 shots at McCoy during the incident.

Police did not say how many bullets hit McCoy in total.

McCoy was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers also recovered McCoy’s .22-caliber rifle, which was found loaded with 15 bullets in his car, along with alcohol and drug paraphernalia at the crime scene.

The seven officers who fired shots were identified by the NLVPD.

• Officer Darren Rigsby – hired in 2017 – fired 3 shots
• Officer Alexandre Chevalier – Employed in 2021 – Dismissed 7
• Officer Logan Guerin – hired in 2021 – fired 13
• Officer Christopher Dellorco – hired in 2022 – fired 15
• Officer Timothy Barnes – hired in 2023 – fired 11 shots
• Officer Rodrigo Garcia – hired in 2023 – fired 26 shots
• Officer Robert Ryan – hired in 2023 – fired 17 shots

Per department policy, the officers were placed on paid administrative leave pending the results of the investigation.

Had McCoy survived, he would have faced the following charges:

• Attack with a deadly weapon on a protected person (x8)
• Former felon in possession of a firearm
• Driving under the influence of alcohol with collision
• Attack with a deadly weapon
• Possession of a firearm under the influence

According to police, McCoy’s preliminary toxicology tests returned positive results for cocaine, fentanyl, ethinol and methamphetamine.

Police records show that McCoy had a long criminal history that included drug offenses, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, theft and kidnapping. He was on probation in Nevada for a previous conviction for theft. He also had five registered felon convictions in Nevada. He also had a non-extraditionable warrant for his arrest in Texas for assault.

After the police-involved shooting, four people had to be treated on site for minor injuries. The female passengers of one of the vehicles involved in the first accident were taken to hospital with minor injuries, police said.

On Thursday, the NLVPD also released audio recordings of the 911 emergency call.