The suspect in Wednesday’s deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was armed with more than 150 rounds of ammunition, authorities said.
The suspect in Wednesday’s deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was armed with more than 150 rounds of ammunition, authorities said Thursday.
The suspect — identified by Las Vegas police as Anthony Polito, 67 — was killed in a shootout with responding officers about 10 minutes after shots were first reported at UNLV’s Beam Hall, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a media briefing.
The suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene, had pulled up to the campus with 11 magazines, and nine loaded magazines were found on his person, McMahill said. It is unclear how many rounds were fired, McMahill said. The suspect had a Taurus 9 mm handgun that was legally purchased last year, the sheriff said.
A motive remains under investigation. He is believed to have acted alone, McMahill said.
The sheriff said he believes the suspect was heading to the nearby student union before he was confronted by officers outside Beam Hall.
“I believe we averted a much larger tragedy by the actions of that heroic police officer,” McMahill said.
