Nevada Defensive Gun Use Update, Shutdown Edition

As of 04/22/2020, we have had 11 confirmed defensive gun uses by armed citizens in Nevada. While the vast majority of these incidents go unreported, even to police, we track the incidents that make the news or we can personally verify.

This time last year, we were at 10 DGUs, so there is no real statistical difference. None of these instances seem to be related to the COVID-19 crisis so far as we can tell.​ Here is just a summary of some of the incidents since the shutdown.

03/31/2020
Las Vegas
Witness tries to intervene with gun after fight-turned shooting, dies
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04/05/2020
Las Vegas
Citizen shoots, kills man fleeing Metro, possibly caught on copter cam

04/05/2020
Reno
Boyfriend beating girlfriend shot by girlfriend's landlord

04/16/2020
Las Vegas
Sister-in-law shoots brother-in-law at food truck

04/22/2020
Las Vegas
CCW shoots man in In-n-Out parking lot