Christopher Earl Smith: Cops shoot and kill man in Michael Myers mask who threatened people with gun

Christopher Earl Smith: Cops shoot and kill man in Michael Myers mask who threatened people with gun
Christopher Earl Smith was wearing a Michael Myers mask (KVVU/North Las Vegas PD)

NORTH LAS VEGAS, CALIFORNIA: Over the weekend in North Las Vegas, police shot and killed a man who was brandishing a gun and threatening bystanders while wearing a Michael Myers mask. According to Local 12, the masked man, 44-year-old Christopher Earl Smith, died from numerous gunshot wounds following a confrontation with police on Sunday, October 16, in a public park. The North Las Vegas Police Department (NLVPD) received complaints about a man threatening to kill people while donning a Halloween mask, and opened an officer-involved shooting investigation.

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Dispatch received a call regarding a man attempting to pull a gun on the caller near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Carey Avenue just after 5.15 pm on Monday. “I work at the Carry Mini-mart, we have a guy out that had a gun and he’s pulled it on couple of customers. He’s kind of wacko,” an anxious caller informed the dispatchers. According to the police, the call then dropped, and they couldn't connect when they phoned the caller back.