Ivan Guajardo Ariza

Deadly force

Ivan Guajardo Ariza, 31, was shot and killed by Las Vegas police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call at his residence at 2700 North Rainbow Blvd. Ariza was acting erratically and was armed with a butcher knife when the four officers fired their weapons. Some witnesses to the incident questioned whether he posed a threat to officers. Prior to the fatal shooting, an officer tried to fire a beanbag shotgun at Ariza, but the weapon did not go off.