Rolando Lappin-Mendez

Deadly force

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.