2014 Las Vegas shootings

Shooting attack in Nevada, U.S. the Las Vegas shooting of 2014 other uses Las Vegas shooting (disambiguation) June 2025 January 2014 2014 Las Vegas shootings Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Police officers 2014 6 8 11:22 a.m. 12:00 p.m.https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/09/las-vegas-shooting-timeline-_n_5475808.html Las Vegas Shooting Timeline HuffPost October 14, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141013195033/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/09/las-vegas-shooting-timeline-_n_5475808.html October 13, 2014 PDT Triple-murder, murder–suicide, shootout, domestic terrorismNoelle Swan http://m.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2014/0610/Las-Vegas-shooter-Jerad-Miller-petty-criminal-Joker-aspiring-terrorist Las Vegas shooter Jerad Miller: petty criminal, 'Joker,' aspiring terrorist - CSMonitor.com M.csmonitor.com 2014-06-10 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150420094220/http://m.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2014/0610/Las-Vegas-shooter-Jerad-Miller-petty-criminal-Joker-aspiring-terrorist April 20, 2015 live mdy-all July 2020 5 (including both perpetrators) 0 Jerad and Amanda Miller Joseph Wilcox * 9mm Smith & Wesson M&P9 pistol .38 Special Ruger LCR revolverhttp://www.lvmpd.com/Portals/0/news/2014/062314ReleasePO152f.pdf Sheriff Discusses Details of June 8, 2014 Officer Involved Shooting Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Office of Public Information 23 June 2014 December 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032221/http://www.lvmpd.com/Portals/0/news/2014/062314ReleasePO152f.pdf March 4, 2016 dead mdy-allLah Kyung https://www.cnn.com/2014/06/11/justice/las-vegas-shooting/ Gunman in Las Vegas rampage was killed by police CNN.com 2014-06-12 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20140614185431/http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/11/justice/las-vegas-shooting June 14, 2014 live mdy-all 9mm Glock 17 pistol (stolen) 9mm H&K USP (stolen)http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/indiana-couple-who-killed-las-vegas-police-also-had-plans-attack-courts Indiana couple who killed Las Vegas police also had plans to attack courts Mike Blasky Colton Lochhead Las Vegas Review-Journal 2014-06-09 Winchester 1300 shotgunBerman Mark https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/06/09/las-vegas-shooters-had-expressed-anti-government-views-prepared-for-lengthy-gun-battle/ Las Vegas shooters had expressed anti-government views, prepared for 'lengthy gun battle' The Washington Post 2014-06-09 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20171006111837/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/06/09/las-vegas-shooters-had-expressed-anti-government-views-prepared-for-lengthy-gun-battle/ October 6, 2017 live mdy-all Knives Anti-government sentimentWhite supremacy The 2014 Las Vegas shootings occurred on June 8, 2014, when a married couple, Jerad and Amanda Miller, committed a shooting in northeastern Las Vegas, Nevada. Five people died, including the two shooters. The couple, who espoused extreme anti-government views, first killed two Las Vegas police officers at a restaurant before fleeing into a Walmart, where they killed an intervening armed civilian named Joseph Wilcox. The couple died after engaging responding officers in a shootout in Walmart; police shot and killed Jerad, while Amanda committed suicide after being wounded.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nevada-shooting-idUSKBN0EK1U320140609 Killers of Las Vegas cops harbored anti-government ideology Cynthia Johnston Reuters 2014-06-09 June 30, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924201614/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/09/us-usa-nevada-shooting-idUSKBN0EK1U320140609 September 24, 2015 live mdy-allhttp://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/official-police-not-wife-killed-jerad-miller Official: Police, not wife, killed Jerad Miller Las Vegas Review-Journal 2010-06-10 Mike Blasky June 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140614002135/http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/official-police-not-wife-killed-jerad-miller June 14, 2014 live mdy-allShurmur Alexia https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shooting-nevada-idUKKBN0EM29K20140611 Las Vegas gunman killed by police, not wife, authorities say Reuters 2014-06-11 2016-05-05 Shootings On June 8, 2014, the Millers first went to a CiCi's Pizza restaurant on foot at 11:22 a.m., finding Las Vegas police officers Igor Soldo and Alyn Beck, who were eating pizza at the restaurant on their lunch break. Prior to the shooting, Jerad had entered the restaurant, asked an employee where the restrooms were, and then left and came back with Amanda two minutes later. Jerad fatally shot Soldo in the side of the head with a handgun, then shot Beck in the throat, head and chest. Both Millers then fired at Soldo and Beck, shooting them multiple times after Beck had fallen to the ground.http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/09/police-describe-bloodbath-created-neo-nazi-couple-/ 'Anti-government' killers put swastika, flag on Metro Police officer's body - Las Vegas Sun News Lasvegassun.com June 9, 2014 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20140612000840/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/09/police-describe-bloodbath-created-neo-nazi-couple-/ June 12, 2014 live mdy-all Afterwards, they covered Beck with a yellow Gadsden flag and a swastika. They pinned a note on Beck's body, which read: "This is the beginning of the revolution." They also stole both officers' handguns and spare ammunition magazines. During the restaurant shooting, the Millers loudly declared to other patrons that it happened to be the start of "a revolution". The two then fled to a nearby Walmart, where Jerad fired a shot at the ceiling and ordered shoppers to leave. Joseph Wilcox, a customer, drew his concealed 9mm Glock 19 and confronted Jerad, but passed Amanda as he did so, not realizing that she was armed and Jerad's accomplice; Amanda shot and killed Wilcox with a single shot to the back, hitting him in the ribs.Jervis Rick 'Heroic' action to try and stop Vegas killers https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/09/wilcox-vegas-shooting-hate/10261163/ 2025-01-11 USA TODAY en-US Police (Officers Brett Brosnahan, Tim Gross, Zachery Beal, John Bethard, David Corbin, and Sergeant Kurt McKenzie) later responded to 9-1-1 calls and arrived at the Walmart, engaging the Millers in a gunfight (The police officers were able to locate the suspects and get information from Officers Troy Nicol and Ryan Fryman who were monitoring the CCTV of the Walmart), during which Amanda was wounded. The Millers moved toward the back of the store, to the automotive section, where they tried to protect themselves from gunfire using several items from the store as a barricade. Police Officer Zachery Beal eventually shot Jerad in the chest, killing him, while Amanda shot and critically wounded herself in the head. She was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where she died. Initial reports inaccurately indicated that Amanda shot Jerad repeatedly in the chest after he had "laid down" in front of her, killing him, before committing suicide. An investigation later recovered a 9mm Smith & Wesson M&P handgun, a .38-caliber Ruger revolver, the two handguns stolen from Officers Soldo and Beck (a Glock 17 and H&K USP 9mm, respectively), a Winchester 1300 shotgun, 200 rounds of ammunition, knives, and survival items from both Millers' backpacks. During a search at the Millers' apartment, papers that detailed plans to "take over a courthouse and execute public officials" were found.Fantz Ashley http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/10/justice/las-vegas-shooting/ Las Vegas shooting victim's friend: 'You never expect it' CNN.com 2014-06-10 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20140611062727/http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/10/justice/las-vegas-shooting/ June 11, 2014 live mdy-all Ford Dana http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/09/us/las-vegas-shooting-victims/index.html 'I'm proud to call him my brother,' says sister of Las Vegas victim CNN.com 2014-06-09 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20140610213327/http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/09/us/las-vegas-shooting-victims/index.html June 10, 2014 live mdy-all https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/us/couple-in-las-vegas-killings-embraced-anti-government-ideology.html?_r=0 Couple in Las Vegas Killings Embraced Anti Government Ideology The New York Times June 9, 2014 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20151010111224/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/us/couple-in-las-vegas-killings-embraced-anti-government-ideology.html?_r=0 October 10, 2015 live mdy-all Lovett Ian Victims Officer Igor Soldo, 31 Officer Alyn Beck, 41 Joseph Robert Wilcox, 31 Perpetrators Jerad Miller Jerad Dwain Miller (January 3, 1983 – June 8, 2014) was born in Kennewick, Washington.https://www.foxnews.com/us/couple-in-las-vegas-shootings-gave-no-indication-of-anti-police-feelings-authorities-say/ Couple in Las Vegas shootings gave no indication of anti-police feelings, authorities say Fox News 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20140612004547/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/11/couple-in-las-vegas-shootings-gave-no-indication-anti-police-feelings/ June 12, 2014 live mdy-all Jerad was arrested for multiple offenses in Washington and Indiana, starting in 2001.Bleakley Caroline Man, woman killed near child care center https://www.8newsnow.com/news/man-woman-killed-near-child-care-center/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20140611015630/http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25732881/jerad-miller-criminal-history-dated-to-2001 June 11, 2014 2016-05-05 8newsnow.com mdy-all In 2007, he was sentenced to a diversion program after pleading guilty to a felony criminal recklessness charge. In 2009, he was arrested and charged with battery, but was acquitted later that year. In 2011, he was sentenced to two years of probation and drug counseling after pleading guilty to felony drug charges.Shoichet Catherine E. http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/09/justice/las-vegas-shooting-couple/index.html?iref=allsearch Killer Las Vegas couple posted anti-government views online CNN.com 2014-06-09 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20140610213407/http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/09/justice/las-vegas-shooting-couple/index.html?iref=allsearch June 10, 2014 live mdy-all That same year, Jerad met Amanda Woodruff, with whom he applied for a marriage license in Tippecanoe County, Indiana in August. They later married on September 22.Bacon John Welch William M. 2014-06-09 Police release details of murderous Las Vegas rampage https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/09/las-vegas-police-shot/10223527/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20171003230234/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/09/las-vegas-police-shot/10223527/ October 3, 2017 2016-05-05 Usatoday.com mdy-all Prior to the shooting, he worked as a street performer. In February 2014, Jerad threatened a Bureau of Motor Vehicles office in Indiana, claiming that he would start killing anyone who showed up to arrest him for having a suspended driver's license. But after being confronted by police, Miller walked back his remarks and authorities found no probable cause for arrest at the time. The case was later closed. He was described as often talking about conspiracy theories, dressing in camouflage, and espousing his hatred of the federal government and President Barack Obama.https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-say-couple-who-fatally-shot-2-vegas-police-officers-and-civilian-believed-law-enforcement-the-oppressor/ Police say couple who fatally shot 2 Vegas police officers and civilian believed law enforcement the 'oppressor' Fox News 2014-06-09 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20140611011246/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/09/las-vegas-shooting-officers-dead-possible-white-supremacists/ June 11, 2014 live mdy-all He was also a fan of the decentralized police accountability group Cop Block and would share online videos of police brutality, as well as posts of conspiracy theories and anti-government rhetoric.Sickles Jason https://news.yahoo.com/online-rants-rightwing-extremism-fuel-fears-for-us-cops-225012920.html Online rants, anti-government radicals fuel fear of U.S. cop killings Yahoo! News 2014-07-14 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013501/http://news.yahoo.com/online-rants-rightwing-extremism-fuel-fears-for-us-cops-225012920.html March 5, 2016 live Prior to the shooting, Jerad had accounts on Facebook and YouTube, where he made ranting posts and videos.http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jerad-miller-las-vegas-shooter-decried-u-s-government-in-online-videos-1.2670458?cmp=rss Jerad Miller, Las Vegas shooter, decried U.S. government in online videos - World - CBC News Cbc.ca 2014-06-10 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924203224/http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jerad-miller-las-vegas-shooter-decried-u-s-government-in-online-videos-1.2670458?cmp=rss September 24, 2015 live mdy-all He once posted on June 2: We can hope for peace. We must, however, prepare for war. We face an enemy that is not only well funded, but who believe they fight for freedom and justice. Those of us who know the truth and dare speak it, know that the enemy we face are indeed our brothers. ... To stop this oppression, I fear, can ... only be accomplished with bloodshed. One month prior to the shooting, Jerad asked several other Facebook users to send him "a rifle to help stand against tyranny". On the day prior to the shooting, Jerad posted a message on his account that forewarned the attack: The dawn of a new day. May all of our coming sacrifices be worth it. Amanda Miller Amanda Renee Miller (née Woodruff; December 27, 1991 – June 8, 2014) was born in Lafayette, Indiana. She did not have a criminal record preceding the shootings. In 2011, she met Jerad, with whom she applied for a marriage license in Tippecanoe County, Indiana in August 2012. They married on September 22. Like Jerad, she had a Facebook account, in which she made multiple posts, including numerous photos depicting the Millers dressed as supervillains. In one such photo, Amanda and Jerad were dressed up as Batman villains Harley Quinn and the Joker, respectively; according to a neighbor, the Millers particularly liked to dress up as the characters. In one of her Facebook posts, which was dated May 23, 2011, she wrote: [T]o the people in the world...your lucky i can't kill you now but remember one day one day i will get you because one day all hell will break lose and i'll be standing in the middle of it with a shot gun in one hand and a pistol in the other. In January 2014, the Millers moved from Lafayette, Indiana to Las Vegas, which Amanda recorded. Presence at Bundy standoff Bundy standoff During the April 2014 Bundy standoff, in which the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) attempted to round up cattle belonging to rancher Cliven Bundy, who refused to vacate public land,http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/09/neighbors-couple-suspected-las-vegas-killing-spree/ Shooters identified in slaying of Metro Police officers, bystander - Las Vegas Sun News Lasvegassun.com June 9, 2014 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20140609231509/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/09/neighbors-couple-suspected-las-vegas-killing-spree/ June 9, 2014 live mdy-all Jerad was said to have been among the armed protesters who joined Bundy during the incident. According to Bundy's son, Ammon Bundy, the Millers were present during the standoff for a few days, but had been instructed by a militia member to leave due to "their radical beliefs", which did not align with the protest's main issues.Rindels Michelle Griffith Martin 2014-06-09 Bundy's Son: Las Vegas Shooters Kicked off Ranch https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dead-shooting-vegas-restaurant-walmart-24049592 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140622151403/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dead-shooting-vegas-restaurant-walmart-24049592 June 22, 2014 June 10, 2014 ABC News mdy-all They were also instructed to leave because Jerad was a felon in possession of a firearm. Carol Bundy later commented, "I have not seen or heard anything from the militia and others who have came to our ranch that would, in any way, make me think they had an intent to kill or harm anyone."Wilson Reid 2014-06-09 Interior Secretary Jewell connects Las Vegas shooting to Bundy ranch Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/06/09/interior-secretary-jewell-connects-las-vegas-shooting-to-bundy-ranch/ live subscription August 23, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20180123131521/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/06/09/interior-secretary-jewell-connects-las-vegas-shooting-to-bundy-ranch/ January 23, 2018 mdy-all During the standoff, Jerad had made interviews with other protesters at the ranch,Kirell Andrew 2014-06-09 Video Emerges of Vegas Cop Killer Jerad Miller Speaking at Bundy Ranch http://www.mediaite.com/tv/video-emerges-of-vegas-cop-killer-jerad-miller-speaking-at-bundy-ranch/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140610050940/http://www.mediaite.com/tv/video-emerges-of-vegas-cop-killer-jerad-miller-speaking-at-bundy-ranch/ June 10, 2014 June 10, 2014 Mediaite mdy-allCorn David Liebelson Dana Suebsaeng Asawin 2014-06-09 The Chilling Anti-Government, Cliven Bundy-Loving Facebook Posts of the Alleged Las Vegas Shooters https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/06/jerad-amanda-miller-las-vegas-shooting-cliven-bundy-anti-government live https://web.archive.org/web/20181211234457/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/06/jerad-amanda-miller-las-vegas-shooting-cliven-bundy-anti-government/ December 11, 2018 July 9, 2018 Mother Jones mdy-all and was also interviewed by CNN, NBC News affiliate KRNV-DT, and other news stations, during which he said: I feel sorry for any federal agents that want to come in here and try to push us around or anything like that. I really don't want violence toward them, but if they're going to come bring violence to us, well, if that's the language they want to speak, we'll learn it.http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/inside-story/articles/2014/4/22/nevada-rancher-vthefederalgovernmentwhosintheright.html Nevada rancher versus the federal government: Who's in the right? Aljazeera America 2014-04-22 June 10, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140612000937/http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/inside-story/articles/2014/4/22/nevada-rancher-vthefederalgovernmentwhosintheright.html June 12, 2014 live mdy-all Motives Jerad posted several online videos. In one, he was dressed as the Joker. In one video, he expressed a strong hatred for law enforcement and police officers in general, warning in an online video that they "cannot be trusted". In another, he denounced the US government as being oppressive, especially criticizing their measures at gun control, surveillance, and their treatment of Cliven Bundy. Friends of the Millers reported that they idolized Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the two perpetrators of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, and wanted to follow in their footsteps. Their neighbour stated "[t]hey had been handing out white-power propaganda and talking about doing the next Columbine".2014-06-09 Neighbors: Las Vegas shooters who killed three people including two police officers aimed for "the next Columbine" - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/neighbors-las-vegas-shooters-aimed-for-the-next-columbine/ 2024-04-13 www.cbsnews.com en-US The Millers' ideology about the government has been described as "along the lines of militia and white supremacists" by a police official. During the shooting, the Millers placed a swastika on the body of slain officer Alyn Beck and hung a Gadsden flag on the crime scene; police officials remarked that this act did not signify the Millers were white supremacists, but instead was intended to associate police officers with Nazism. The Millers supported the Patriot movement, a collection of various groups with a shared ideology for limited federal government. According to Mark Potok, a spokesperson for the Southern Poverty Law Center, there was no evidence that they belonged in a specific group, but that they considered the outcome of the standoff between Bundy and the BLM as "a huge victory against the federal government", which reportedly motivated them to commit the shooting spree. Reactions Interior Secretary Sally Jewell made a statement on the day following the shootings and commented about the Millers' presence on the Bundy ranch. She said, "It's very important to bring lawbreakers to justice. There's no question that my colleagues back here, the governors of Western states, do not want people riding roughshod over the landscape ... [Bundy] had put our people in grave danger by calling in armed citizens from around the country." U.S. Senator Harry Reid, who had a staff member related to one of the victims, said, "All of Nevada mourns the tragic loss of our neighbors, our friends, and in the case of Officers Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo, our protectors" and called for universal background checks in the purchases of firearms. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman called the shootings "a cruel act" and also praised the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police for "dedicating their lives to protecting all of us in our community".Rindels Michelle Griffith Martin June 8, 2014 2 officers, 3 others dead in Las Vegas shooting http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/2-officers-3-others-dead-in-Las-Vegas-shooting-5537762.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140611005027/http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/2-officers-3-others-dead-in-Las-Vegas-shooting-5537762.php June 11, 2014 June 11, 2014 Houston Chronicle Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval released a statement, saying that he was saddened by the murders and called the shootings "an act of senseless violence". CiCi's Pizza and Walmart also gave their condolences to the victims, with the latter also stating that it would cooperate with police during the investigation. Las Vegas Sheriff Doug Gillespie described Joseph Wilcox as a hero, saying, "Joseph died attempting to protect others. His death is completely senseless." Wilcox's attempt at stopping Jerad Miller by using his concealed firearm also led to a debate over the necessity of concealed carry and its effectiveness during similar incidents.Freedman Dan Vegas conceal carry permit holder: Hero or victim? http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Vegas-conceal-carry-permit-holder-Hero-or-victim-5545824.php 19 June 2014 Hearst Newspapers San Francisco Chronicle June 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140615120152/http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Vegas-conceal-carry-permit-holder-Hero-or-victim-5545824.php June 15, 2014 live mdy-all On social media, there has been some public praise by anti-government radicals for the killings of Soldo and Beck. As a result of aggressive anti-police posts on Facebook, there has been criticism of the site's lack of responsive action. Facebook commented through a spokesperson, "People come to Facebook to share experiences of the world around them and on occasion this may result in the sharing of content that some may find upsetting. We encourage anyone who sees content that violates our community standards to report it to us." 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