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Rolando Lappin-Mendez
United States · Aged 51 · Died 04/01/2004
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Rolando Lappin-Mendez, upset over a gaming machine payout at the Eureka Casino, shot at the bartender and shot and killed a customer who tried to stop him. Las Vegas police officers were in a nearby parking lot and saw people running from the casino and yelling about a shooting. They went to investigate and a witness pointed to Lappin-Mendez, who was driving away in a car. When he saw the officers Lappin-Mendez got out and pointed a gun, the officer fired several times, killing him.
Alleged responsible partyLas Vegas Metropolitan Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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