Help available 24\/7 by calling National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255<\/p>\n
by: David Charns<\/p>\n
Upon arriving at the scene (not pictured), the suspect opened fire on officers and a squad car, according to police. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) A clerk shot a customer who refused to wear a mask before turning the gun on himself in an incident at a Las Vegas gas station.<\/p>\n
The shooting happened at the Terribles gas station on Centennial Center Boulevard and Azure Drive around 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 6.<\/p>\n
Police received a report that a person was shot and running through the parking lot, according to a report obtained by the 8 News Now I-Team on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Police said the victim had walked into the gas station without wearing a mask on Sunday, Feb. 6, which was several days before Gov. Steve Sisolak lifted Nevadas mask mandate.<\/p>\n
Upon entering the store, the clerk told the victim to put on a mask. The victim refused, according to police, and walked up to the counter with items to buy.<\/p>\n
The clerk refused to serve the victim, who then walked out of the store without paying for the items, police said,<\/p>\n
The clerk then followed the victim outside of the store, recording him with his phone, police said. The two men then began to physically fight when the clerk pulled out a handgun and fired three rounds at the victim, striking him once in the shoulder.<\/p>\n
The clerk then shot himself.<\/p>\n
The victim was able to drive to a nearby hospital and receive treatment.<\/p>\n
If the clerk had survived, he would have been charged with battery with the use of a deadly weapon, police said.<\/p>\n
Help is available 24\/7 by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.<\/p>\n
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