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Las Vegas police say suspect killed as phone mistaken for gun
Keith Childress Jr., 23, died from multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide, the Clark County Coroner's Office said.
"At one point the officers told the suspect not to advance on the officers. However, the suspect did not listen, concealing his right arm, which the officers believed was holding a firearm," Captain Matt McCarthy of Las Vegas police told reporters.
The officers fired, shooting the man several times and killing him.
"During the course of the investigation, we have learned that the object was a cellphone," McCarthy said.