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Man Dies on Las Vegas Strip After Police Use Taser, Neck Restraint

May 15, 2017 by 911media

A man described as behaving erratically lost consciousness and died early Sunday after Las Vegas police officers used a Taser and a neck restraint technique on him outside a Strip hotel, the department said.

The incident unfolded about 1 a.m. when the man approached two uniformed officers inside The Venetian, 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd. South, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a release.

The Metro officers described the man as “acting erratic” and paranoid. The man told the officers that “people were chasing him.” He ran off, and both officers followed, police said in a release.

Outside the property, the man tried opening a tailgate on someone’s pickup before approaching the side door of the vehicle. Then officers used a Taser, which police said took “immediate effect.”

But Metro said the man still fought, so one officer punched him several times before administering “a department approved control technique called the lateral vascular neck restraint.”

The man, who was unarmed, lost consciousness. Officers performed CPR, police said.

The man was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead at about 1:40 a.m., police said.

Police said the control technique used is not a choke hold. Information about the technique describes it as a maneuver that restricts blood to and from the brain, making it more difficult for suspects to resist arrest. When applied properly, the technique does not block a suspect’s airway.

Las Vegas Sands spokesman Ron Reese said The Venetian would not release a statement about the incident, referring inquiries on Sunday to Metro.

Members of Metro’s Office of Internal Oversight and Constitutional Policing will meet with the Sherriff’s Office early Monday morning to determine how the department will move forward with the investigation, according to Metro spokesman Michael Rodriguez.

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Congratulations to LVMPD Corrections Officer Ronald Rodriguez, who retired last week after serving our community and Las Vegas Metro for 23 years.

LVPPA Executive Director Myron Hamm had the privilege of presenting Ronald with a plaque on behalf of a grateful association.

Congratulations, brother, on a great career and a well-earned retirement.

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It’s about time, and this should be happening everywhere!

On June 8, 2025, Police Officer Gabriel Facio of the Apache Junction (AZ) Police Department was killed in the line of duty.

While investigating a road rage incident on June 2, Officer Facio was shot by the suspect who was initially cooperative but later retrieved a handgun and engaged officers in a gunfight.

Gabriel was 46 years old and had been a cop for four years. He is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren and parents.

Godspeed, brother.

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