North Las Vegas officer who shot man in foot won’t face charges

An officer who shot a man in the foot in early 2017 won’t face charges, according to a report released Thursday by Clark County prosecutors. North Las Vegas Sgt. Michael Booker accidentally shot once Jan. 3, 2017, while attempting to turn on a flashlight mounted on his gun, prosecutors wrote in the report. They determined Booker didn’t commit a crime because the shooting appeared to be accidental. The North Las Vegas Police Department initially said Booker shot in response to a perceived threat, but the department announced the shooting was accidental a month later. Booker was part of a perimeter police had set up because a man had barricaded himself inside a house. On a neighboring street, a car driven by Phillip Murry inched forward near a SWAT vehicle Booker occupied. “An intentional shot presumably would have gone through the windshield or driver’s side window in order to eliminate a threat posed by the driver of the vehicle,” the report said.