{"id":213645,"date":"2022-05-15T20:42:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T03:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=213645"},"modified":"2022-05-16T12:23:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T19:23:40","slug":"downtown-las-vegas-police-standoff-with-suicidal-man-ends-with-his-fatal-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/downtown-las-vegas-police-standoff-with-suicidal-man-ends-with-his-fatal-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Las Vegas Police Standoff With Suicidal Man Ends With His Fatal Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

An unnamed man fell from outside of a railing on a pedestrian bridge in downtown Las Vegas today (May 15). He later died at a local hospital from his injuries.<\/p>\n

\"Emergency
Emergency personnel are lifted near the pedestrian bridge between the Neonopolis and a parking garage in downtown Las Vegas. A man later fell from the bridge. (Image: KSNV<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The man was standing by the railing on the bridge over Fremont Street that links the third level of Neonopolis and a parking garage. Neonopolis is a 250,0000-square-foot shopping mall and entertainment complex.<\/p>\n

It appeared the man was suicidal<\/a>, KLAS<\/em>, a local TV station, reported. Initial reports did not say if the man ever told police he wanted to jump to Fremont Street below.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers first arrived at the site at about 8:45 am.<\/p>\n

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Officers tried to negotiate with the man so the incident could end safely and peacefully, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>. They tried to get him to voluntarily come down from the bridge, KSNV<\/em>, another local TV station, reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But the man fell later in the day. He was rushed to University Medical Center. He was declared dead at the hospital.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Boulevard Closed<\/h2>\n

The incident led to the closure of Las Vegas Boulevard between Ogden Street and Carson Avenue in both directions, KSNV <\/em>reported. The road closure lasted several hours.<\/p>\n

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The Neonopolis location is very close to the Fremont Street Experience. The D Casino is close by, with the Fremont Hotel & Casino a few blocks away. Several other gaming properties are nearby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Visitors to casinos were among those who found it difficult to travel to downtown gaming properties because of the police presence at the incident.<\/p>\n

The Metro SWAT team was in charge of the operation.<\/p>\n

Prior Incident<\/h2>\n

Last September, in an unrelated incident, a man jumped from the Strat Hotel, Casino & SkyPod<\/a> in Las Vegas. He died from an apparent suicide, according to the Clark County Coroner\u2019s office. The official cause of his demise was \u201cblunt injuries,\u201d the coroner\u2019s office added.<\/p>\n

He was a 30-year-old resident of Henderson, Nev., according to the Review-Journal<\/em>. Metro police did not provide a reason for him jumping.<\/p>\n

It appears he landed near a ground-level entranceway close to a sidewalk along Las Vegas Boulevard, according to Vital Vegas<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As police investigated the incident, cops closed off Las Vegas Boulevard in both directions between Bob Stupak Drive and St. Louis Avenue, according to KLAS<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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If someone is struggling with mental health issues or thoughts of suicide, local hotels have encouraged them to contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline of Nevada at 877-885-4673. Or the national suicide help line can be called at 800-273-8255.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An unnamed man fell from outside of a railing on a pedestrian bridge in downtown Las Vegas today (May 15). He later died at a local hospital from his injuries. The man was standing by the railing on the bridge over Fremont Street that links the third level of Neonopolis and a parking garage. Neonopolis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":213653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81886],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDowntown Las Vegas Police Standoff With Man Ends With His Fatal Fall<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A man fell from outside of a railing on a pedestrian bridge in downtown Las Vegas today. 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