Man Gets Shot By Sparks Police Officers During An Armed Confrontation in Nevada

(Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Sparks, Nevada Washoe County Sheriffs Office detectives booked the suspect in the incident, Adam Barton, 30, of Sparks, with five felony counts for the actions which took place in the moments immediately before the shooting. On August 4, 2021, Sparks Police officers responded to Victorian Avenue near the RTC Centennial Plaza shortly before 11:00 p. m. on reports of an Assault with a Deadly Weapon using a firearm in progress. Through interviews, intelligence gathering, and the review of video evidence detectives have determined Barton approached a man and his tenyearold daughter who were at the transit center, and who were unknown to Barton. Barton pressed the gun into the mans side while grabbing and holding him. At some point, the men separated from one another, and the victims began to walk away. Barton is seen on video approaching the father and daughter two more times, with the daughter ducking and tak