Multiple LVMPD officers arrived shortly thereafter, including Officer Keith Hannof and Officer Beaumont Hopson. When Hill saw them, he started to walk away.

Both Hannof and Hopson ordered Hill to stop and drop the knife multiple times, but he continued to move away from them. Hanoff discharged a Taser, but it proved ineffective.

Shots Fired

Picking up his pace, Hill started to run toward another bus stop that included two people waiting for a bus. Hill was again told to drop the knife; he ignored those commands.

Hopson fired five bean bag rounds from a less-lethal shotgun. The rounds did nothing to stop Hill, who continued moving toward the bus stop.

That’s when Hanoff fired three rounds from his duty gun, striking Hill.

Las Vegas Stabbing Suspect In Custody

Hill was taken into custody and transported to University Medical Center Trauma in critical condition. His two stabbing victims were taken to the same hospital. Both were treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released.

Hill has been booked in absentia on two counts of attempted murder and one count of resisting arrest with a weapon.

Hannof and Hopson have both been placed on administrative leave, pending the results of the investigation. Speaking to reporters about the incident, LVMPD Assistant Sheriff Tim Kelly stood by his officers’ actions that day.

“If he’s already caused harm to two individuals, and is not complying with uniformed officers, he doesn’t want to be arrested,” Kelly said. “You don’t necessarily get that close. If an individual swings around with that knife, it only takes one precise hit and then you’re down.”