Overview
- Police say officers responding to a domestic violence call encountered Quinton Baker holding his son outside a southeast Las Vegas apartment complex early Tuesday.
- According to Capt. Ryan Wiggins, Baker pointed a gun at the child and was shot by officers as he advanced, and police say the child was struck by a round from Baker’s firearm.
- Mother Raneka Pate, who says she watched from a patrol car, disputes that Baker was armed and contends officers’ gunfire killed 3-year-old Kentre Baker.
- Both Baker and the child were pronounced dead, with Baker dying at the scene and Kentre later at a hospital, and no officers were injured.
- LVMPD says it will identify the officers who fired within 48 hours and hold a public briefing within 72 hours as the family presses for body-camera footage and accountability.