Dramatic moment officers shoot armed suspect dead during attempted carjack after 120mph police chase in Las Vegas

A man armed with a gun was shot dead by police during an attempted carjacking after leading officers on a 120mph car chase across Las Vegas.  

Footage from a Metro helicopter camera captured 24-year-old Chase Rose racing the white four-door Sedan erratically on Charleston Blvd and I-15 on April 21.  

A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer had noticed the car swerving down the freeway so ran a record check on the license plate which came back stolen. 

The officer tried to pull Rosa over but he raced away as the Air Unit, which happened to be above, closely tracked the vehicle bolting across the city.  

Radio chatter heard in the footage said: 'We don't want to engage him, we want him to dump that vehicle'. 

The situation escalated as Rosa continued to accelerate. Responders in the footage said he was 'blowing through the red light'. Police said he reached speeds of more than 120mph. 

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The white Sudan was seen speeding erratically on Charleston Blvd and I-15. Radio chatter heard in the footage said: 'We don't want to engage him, we want him to dump that vehicle'

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24-year-old Chase Rose swung the car into incoming traffic as he reached speeds of up to 120mph

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Rosa performed a U-turn before coming to a stop opposite the Siegel Suites in the area of Twain and Paradise as a white unmarked police officer pulled up behind. Above, he can be seen exiting the white Sudan

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Rosa exited the vehicle with a firearm, which police later confirmed was a shotgun, wearing a dark jacket and cream pants. He approached the red vehicle while pointing the firearm at the driver

Rosa then swerved the vehicle into the lane of oncoming traffic and performed a U-turn before coming to a stop, opposite the Siegel Suites in the area of Twain and Paradise. 

Other vehicles were forced to slam on their brakes and weave around the car to avoid a collision. 

Rosa exited the vehicle with a firearm, which police later confirmed was a shotgun, wearing a dark jacket and cream pants.  

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Bodycam footage showed plainclothes police in unmarked police cars as they scrambled to the scene

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Officers Tomaino and Kempf pulled up behind Rosa’s car and exited the unmarked vehicle. Officer Tomaino identified himself by yelling Metro police as he ordered Rosa to drop the gun

The footage showed him approach a red car with the shotgun raised at the driver, in what officers believe was an attempted car jacking.  

Bodycam footage showed plainclothes police in unmarked police cars as they scrambled to the scene. 

Officers Tomaino and Kempf pulled up behind Rosa’s car and exited the unmarked vehicle. Officer Tomaino identified himself by yelling Metro police and ordered Rosa to drop the gun. 

They then fired rounds at Rosa, who collapsed to the floor.  He was fatally wounded in a barrage of 15 bullets, The Las Vegas Sun reported. 

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Local media reported Rosa had a history of arrests for a stolen vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon, theft and obstructing police and was wanted on a parole warrant out of Utah.

The paper also reported that Rosa had a history of arrests for a stolen vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon, theft and obstructing police and was wanted on a parole warrant out of Utah. 

He was taken to Sunrise hospital and pronounced dead in what local police described at the fifth officer-involved shooting of 2020.  

A statement from Assistant Sheriff Brett Zimmerman said: 'The LVMPD Force Investigation Team is conducting the investigation into the officer’s use of force in this incident. The findings will be forwarded to the Clark County District Attorney’s Office for review. An examination of this incident is being conducted by the LVMPD Critical Incident Review Team.'