Police Fatality Public Fact-finding Review - Regular Meeting

Good morning. Welcome to today's police fatality public fact finding review concerning the death of Robert Fanello on 03/22/2025. I am Mandy McKellar. I will be presiding over today's proceedings. This review is being held because the Clark County District Attorney's Office has made a preliminary determination that no criminal prosecution of the officers involved in the death of Robert Fanello is appropriate.

Clark County ordinance chapter 2.12 requires a public review following such a determination. This is not a trial. For the purposes of today's proceeding is to present the public with the essential facts surrounding the death of mister Fanello. Chief deputy district attorney Nicholas Portz will present today's fact finding review on behalf of the district attorney's office. He will determine the witness or witness to be called.

The ordinance does not provide subpoena power on my behalf and does not allow for any other party to call witnesses. Carl Arnold will be appointed as the ombudsman. He represents both the public and Fanello family. He will have the opportunity to ask questions of the witness or witnesses. The procedure for questioning witnesses shall be informal with view to providing the public with relevant information regarding the use of force.

The rules of evidence shall not be strictly enforced. Members of the public observing this review may submit proposed written questions on forms located in the back of this room and present it to one of the officers. I will ask the question unless I determine that it is irrelevant, redundant, or an abuse of the review process. At the conclusion of this review, no formal determination regarding the manner or cause of death shall be rendered. As a reminder, the following material that is required to be presented may contain graphic images or language. Viewer discretion is advised. Does anybody have any questions? No. No. Okay. Mister Ports, you can go ahead.

And we will call detective Brian Walter. Detective, just by way of background, can you tell us where you work?

I work for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and been employed for twenty two years. I'm currently assigned to the force investigation team.

Okay, and the force investigation team, is that commonly referred to as FIT? Yes, sir it is. And what are the job duties and responsibilities of a detective on the FIT team?

Our primary focus is the unbiased investigation of officer involved shootings. We also cover any deadly or substantial bodily harm injury to officers or citizens involving police actions and in custody deaths.

And does that include the investigation of officer involved shootings that result in fatalities?

Yes sir, it

does. When an officer involved shooting occurs within Metro's jurisdiction, and the FIT team is called out to investigate, is it just one detective that responds, or are there multiple detectives from that team?

There are multiple detectives, including a sergeant and lieutenant. And why is

it that multiple detectives and the sergeant and lieutenant respond to these scenes?

Generally the scope of officer involved shootings is very broad, very large scenes at times, so it requires numerous resources to do a proper investigation of those scenes.

Okay, so an officer involved shooting takes place, the FIT team responds, are different roles divvied out to members of FIT to conduct the investigation into the shooting?

Yes, they are.

And what types of roles can be handed out?

You have the primary investigator, which in this case is me, and then you have detectives doing interviews with officers or citizens, and then you have detectives that are going to go to the hospital if the victim or suspects are transported to the hospital. And do detectives also canvas for video surveillance on scene, if that exists?

Yes, sir. And you indicated that there is a primary case agent. What's the role of the case agent on a FIT response?

To oversee all the other detectives involved to make

sure the scenes and video and interviews are done correctly. Okay. And when the detectives assisting the primary case conduct their different collections of data or evidence, do they respond or provide that back to the primary or case agent on the fifteenth?

They do, and the case agent reviews all the evidence and or statements done. So, wanna direct your attention now, Detective, to 03/22/2025. Were you and members of

the FIT team called out to the 6100 Block Of Allan Cove Court?

Yes,

sir. And is that here in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada? Yes. And, just generally speaking, what was the nature of the call you were responding to?

To an officer involved shooting in the area of South Durango Drive And Patrick Lane inside of a home community.

Okay. The whole FIT team responded to this scene, is that correct? Yes, sir. And, they did all the various job duties and tasks and responsibilities you've already articulated, is that correct? Yes, sir. And, then, that information that they collected, as well as the information you collected, it's all provided to you? Yes. And in this particular instance, did you prepare a PowerPoint presentation to kinda walk us through that Yes. Investigation? Okay. So, you indicated, if we could go back one slide, that the scene you were called to was at the 6100 Block Of Allan Cove Court. What are we looking at here?

This is an overview map of the OIS location.

Okay. And when you you respond to the scene, if an officer does use their weapon, are they identified as the subject officer? Yes. Are there other officers who may have been witnesses that are identified as witness officers? Yes. When you respond to this scene, do you identify a subject officer? Yes. Okay. Can you walk us through who that person is?

A subject officer is officer Larry Jones. He was hired in September 2019. At the time of the incident, was 27 years old. He was assigned to the Summerlin Area Command. His body worn camera was activated. He did provide a walk through, but did not provide a statement to fit. You indicate his body worn camera was activated.

Could you just briefly describe what body worn camera is and how

it It's a recording device worn by all metro officers that records the incidents.

And, as part of your investigation, do you review the subject officer's weapon that was fired? Yes sir, we do. Can you please talk us through that?

His weapon was a Geisley Super Duty rifle. It is point two two three caliber equipped with an optic and light. The investigation revealed one round was fired.

Did you also interview witness officers on the scene?

Yes, sir, we did.

Okay. Can you walk us through who those witness officers were?

Sergeant LeGrand, Officer Castagnino, and Officer Altamorano. Sergeant LeGrand and Officer Castagnigo were a part of the immediate action team that were down the street from Officer Jones' location. Officer Altamorano was a spotter for Officer Jones. Okay. And we're gonna get more into the details of the nature of

the call they're responding to, but could you just break down for us what you mean by action team and spotter?

As part of the department to handle any situation involving a person with a gun, which this case officers on scene will get a team together, which contains usually a sergeant, a deadly force option, which is handgun or rifle, and a low lethal option and the hands free officer. And they address the subject and try to resolve the situation peacefully.

So, let's then turn to the decedent in this case. Can you tell us a little bit more information about the decedent?

The decedent is Robert Wayne Fonello. At the time of the incident, he was 68 years old. He lives in Las Vegas. The applicable charges, should he have survived, was assault with the use of a deadly weapon on a protected person, three counts battery domestic violence with substantial bodily harm, victim 60, and discharging a firearm where a person might be endangered. And these applicable charges, these were based on what was going on just prior to the officer involved shooting?

Yes, sir. Okay. So, this what is he would have been charged with as you said if he had survived? Yes, sir. Did he have a weapon on scene at the time of the officer involved shooting?

Yes, sir. It was a Taurus model six zero five three fifty seven caliber revolver. Investigation revealed one round was fired from that weapon.

As part of your duties in investigating an officer involved shooting that results in a fatality, do you attend or get information regarding an autopsy of the decedent? Yes, I did not attend,

but we did get information.

Okay. Could you walk us through what evidence you obtained from that?

The autopsy was conducted by Doctor. Nagy on 04/08/2025. The cause of death was gunshot wound to the torso. The manner of death was homicide. Toxicology showed caffeine and THC in decedent's body.

So, we haven't fully discussed this yet, but can you walk us through the nature of the call that these officers were responding to prior to the shooting?

The call was a person with

a gun who had made threats over the phone. Okay. And had he, over the phone, when he made those threats, had he indicated that there was another victim potentially involved in this case? Yes

sir. Okay, and who was that to the decedent? The victim was identified as CF, that's the decedent's wife. She was unable to be interviewed due to her injuries and her mental capacity. She had injuries, both eyes were bruised and swollen, and she had bruises on her chin and lips.

And was contact with CF made after the officer involved shooting? Yes. Okay. And you indicated that when the officers were responding, there had been some reference from the decedent that he had been attacking individual? Yes, sir. And when they came into contact her, she had obvious visible injuries. Was she transported to the hospital on account of those injuries?

She was.

So why don't we start talking a little bit more about the context and details of the case? Can you walk us through the timeline of how these events unfolded?

Yes, sir. At thirteen fifty two hours, suicide hotline called LVMPD dispatched to report that a male, the decedent, had a loaded point three five seven Magnum and was going to shoot himself if no one showed up. The decedent admitted to beating his wife for the past two days and had not been sleeping. The decedent stated he would not put the firearm down.

Okay. So let me just ask a couple questions about that. It says the decedent admitted to beating his wife for the past two days. Is that the individual CF that we just discussed?

Yes. Okay. Continue. At thirteen fifty three hours, officers were assigned. At thirteen fifty five hours, medical was advised. At thirteen fifty seven hours, the decedent told suicide hotline he does not want to be asked to put his firearm away, or he will shoot himself. Fourteen hundred hours, officers began to arrive. Fourteen zero two hours, officer Jones broadcast he heard a gunshot. The decedent told suicide line he fired a round into the air at the same time.

Okay. And this information comes from a variety of sources, is that correct? Yes, sir. And does that include catalogs that are being updated by various officers responding to the Yes. And did the decedent, when he fired that weapon, indicate that he shot it as a warning? Yes, into the air. And that was just minutes after officers began to arrive on scene to assist? Yes. Alright, can we go to the next slide please? Oh, sorry, you're at it.

At fourteen zero six hours, officers saw the decedent at the end of the cul de sac walking back and forth with a firearm. At fourteen zero nine hours, officers began issuing commands. At fourteen ten hours, Sergeant LeGrand saw the decedent holding the firearm to his head, and the decedent stated he would not put the gun down. At fourteen twelve hours, shots fired was broadcast by officer Jones. At fourteen sixteen hours, officers approached decedent and placed him in custody. Officers located the decedent's wife in the garage. At fourteen sixteen hours, medical arrived, and at fifteen zero one hours, the decedent was pronounced deceased at UMC.

Okay, so before we go to the next slide, this timeline indicates that officers, after they arrived, observed the decedent with a firearm in his hand,

is that right? Yes.

And during that time, officers were issuing orders for him to put the weapon Correct. And did he verbally refuse to put the weapon down? He did. Okay. Also indicated that he had put the firearm in pointed the firearm at his own head at some point. Is that correct? Yes. Okay. Now, you had testified previously that part of your review and investigation includes the review of body worn camera from officers on scene. Is that correct? Yes. Okay. Can you please walk us through the body worn camera in this case?

Just a reminder that the viewer discretion is advised this is going to be graphic content.

Before we play this detective, can you just tell us whose body worn camera we're viewing and what we're going to see in this clip?

This is Officer Jones' body worn camera. This is when he arrived one block away from the decedent's location. He exits his patrol car, and in the distance you'll hear one gunshot.

Patrol two Robert two TV, I'm arrived at that one side containment address. I just need another unit just to arrive with me. I'm gonna deploy rifle. And to Robert two TV, just be advised, just give us a read. I just heard a gunshot just come from the front of the residence.

Okay. So that gunshot we heard, even though we can't see it, the decedent at this point, that was fired by the decedent? Yes. Okay. And again, he indicated that was a warded shot as officers had arrived?

Correct.

And then, just to be clear, we're going to be looking at a few different body worn camera clips. These are not the entire body worn camera clips that you reviewed, is that correct? Correct. And, we're only gonna be viewing a few of the different officer body worn cameras in this presentation, but you reviewed all the body worn camera from all responding officers?

Correct, and I did.

Okay. So, now we've gone to a new slide. Are we still on Officer Jones' body worn camera? Yes, sir. And before we play, just describe to us what exactly we're gonna see take place during this video.

At the end of the previous video, Officer Jones and his spotter, Officer Alter Moreno, had jumped a fence into a backyard of this residence and got permission from the homeowner to enter the residence. Officer Jones chose this residence for the tactical location to overview the decedent's location and give live updates to other officers arriving on scene.

And so, in this video clip, we see Officer Jones residence with his service firearm pointed out the window. Is that correct? Yes. And the window, because of the video camera, it's white. We can't see what's out there. Yes. Just for a little bit of context, where, from your view of the evidence is the decedent at this point in time?

Officer Jones is in the 2nd Story of this residence, so the decedent is below him and standing in the middle of the cul de sac.

And this cul de sac, this is a resident neighborhood? Yes. So, there's homes in the surrounding area? Yes, sir. Does that include the decedent's home? It does. And, when we see video later, do we see the decedent's garage is open? Yes. And that's where he indicated that his wife, who he had been beating for the past few days, was located? Yes. So, in this clip, Officer Jones has the firearm trained on the decedent. Is that correct? Yes. And while he's doing this, what's kind of going on with the response action team?

The response action team, when you're looking at this video, would be to the right hand side of the screen down the street about six houses away, seven houses away, then moving towards the decedent's location.

Okay, and are they in kind of the line of sight of the decedent as Yes. So as we watch this, is this where we will see officer Jones fires off his round that happens after? Yes. Yeah.

Just let him know. It's in

his hand.

Shots fired. He raised it at him. No. He raised it towards him. Control two over two TV. It's going to be shots fired by police. Break. Subject raise the revolver towards that immediate action team that's positioned directly north. All officers are go for.

Okay.

So at the beginning of that clip, see we Officer Jones, as you previously testified to, has the firearm trained on the decedent. Yes. Fair to say when they're responding, this is what would be called a dynamic scene? It is. You're in a residential neighborhood, there's people around, the decedent is standing in the middle of a cul de sac with a firearm that he has put to his head, that he has fired a warning shot from, and there is his wife who appears somewhere inside that house next to him.

Yes. And then you have an action team that's attempting to have the decedent put his firearm down and is in the line of sight of the decedent. Yes. It is part of officer Jones' responsibility at this point in time to make sure the decedent doesn't do anything that could cause harm to others. Correct. And at some point, see him fire his shot. Yes. And then he radios that he observed the decedent point the fire firearm at the action team that was approaching? Yes. Okay.

As part of your investigation, in addition to reviewing body worn camera, did you also look for third party video that may have covered the area that you were investigating? Yes. Okay. And now before we play this, just describe to us what we're looking at. I see an individual in the cul de sac. Can you tell us who that is?

That is the decedent.

Okay. And then behind the decedent or on opposite side of the the camera frame, we see a garage door open. Is that the decedent's residence? Yes. It is. And then this third party video is from across the way of the decedent's residence. Is that correct? Yes. Is this this from a similar vantage point or a different vantage point of where we just saw officer Jones fire that shot from?

Similar. Okay.

So we see the cul de sac kinda ends to the left. Where is the action team that is responding or attempting to get the decedent to drop the firearm at the street?

It would be the far right of the screen down the street.

Okay. So, with that context in mind, would you please tell us what we're gonna see and play the video?

You're gonna see the decedent raise the firearm towards the immediate action team. And then also note that the audio in this from the download, from the source, is a little off. So, you're gonna see him fall and then you're gonna hear a gunshot. Okay.

So, we indicated that we hear the audio is slightly delayed But, from the what we observe is the decedent with the firearm in his right hand raising it towards the area where the action team is. Yes. And, in the blast video, is that when we we see Officer Jones disengage the safety and pull the trigger on his service weapon? Yes. Okay. Could you go to the next clip, please? What are we looking at here?

This is a zoomed in still photo from that same third party video that shows the decedent pointing his firearm at the immediate action team. Okay.

And as you had indicated, the action team is off to the right, the area where his firearm is being pointed?

Yes,

sir. Alright. So, as part of the response to this investigation, do you call crime scene analysts out to document everything in place? Yes. Alright. Can you walk us through some of the crime scene photographs from this particular case?

This is a drone video overhead shot of the crime scene. The red dot at the center bottom of the screen is location. The star to the right hand side of the screen is Officer Jones' location. And the star at the center top of the screen is the immediate action team's location. But real quick, the police car that is seen near the red dot and the MCV vehicle that's towards the immediate action team was not there during the OIS. Those were moved there later.

Okay, so we try to keep the scene static for documentation purposes, but after officer Jones fired his shot, does the immediate action team respond to the decedent to, one, take him into custody, and two, provide life saving measures?

Yes. That's their vehicle.

Okay. So, that's after the shot was fired, they drive up? Yes, sir. They put him in handcuffs. They perform life saving measures, and the ambulance is called? Yes. And was the decedent removed from the scene by the ambulance? He was. Okay. It wasn't until later at the hospital that he was declared deceased? Correct. And then let's go to the next slide. What are we looking at here?

This is a close-up of the scene. Decedent's clothes, some medical intervention trash, and then the decedent's fire arm.

And the next photograph, please. This is

a close-up of the decedent's firearm.

In addition to documenting the scene and the weapons, and again, we should just note more of the scene was documented photographically, but this is for purposes of your presentation. We're just looking at some of the more relevant or salient points. Is that fair? Yes. Okay. As part of your investigation, do you also interview some of the the officer witnesses on scene? Yes. Okay. Let's start with officer Altamareno. I apologize if I mispronounced that name. You had indicated previously that this officer was assigned the role of spotter. Is that correct? Yes. So, where does that place Officer Altamoreno in the context of what we've seen so far?

In Officer Jones' video that you saw, she would be to the right of Officer Jones looking through a plantation shutter covered window.

Okay. Can you please walk us through what Officer revealed during her voluntary statement?

Officer Altamoreno arrived near the call for service with Officer Jones. As she exited her vehicle, she heard one gunshot from the direction of the decedent's residence. The officers jumped a wall into the back yard and contacted the resident. They gained consent to enter the residence and obtain a visual of the decedent. The officer positioned themselves on the 2nd Floor of the residence at the west facing windows.

Decedent was in his driveway, holding a gun in one hand and a cell phone in another. Officer Altamoreno learned that officers were posted down the street north of the decedent, attempting to talk to him via their public address system. Decedent's attention was to the officers to the north, and he appeared to have no knowledge of officer Altamoreno and officer Jones' location. Officer Jones had his rifle deployed out the 2nd Floor window while officer Altamorano observed decedent's actions. Decedent walked from his driveway to the middle of the cul de sac, switching his attention back and forth from his cell phone to his gun. The decedent held his gun, pointed straight down, then slowly raised it in the direction of the officers posted down the street. Officer Alta Morano heard Officer Jones fire one shot and observed the decedent fall to the ground.

Were other officers also interviewed from the action team? Yes. Okay. And then did you also conduct what's known as an officer walkthrough? Yes, sir. Can you explain to us what an officer walkthrough is?

The purpose of the officer walkthrough is to insist crime scene analysts and fit detectives with developing an understanding of the scene. This includes identifying officers' locations at the time deadly force was used, identifying items of potential physical evidence, and recreating a timeline of the incident. All walkthroughs and statements conducted with the involved officers are voluntary. And was the officer walkthrough conducted with the subject officer, Officer Jones?

Yes, sir, it was. And did he agree to participate in the walkthrough? Yes. Okay. Can you explain to us what information was gleaned from his walkthrough?

Officer Jones participated in the walkthrough led by the LVPPA attorney who asked questions, and the officer would answer yes. Officer Jones was dispatched to a call involving a male, the decedent, with a firearm. The decedent's wife was still in the house, refused to put the gun down. Officer Jones heard a gunshot upon arriving. Officer Jones jumped a wall into a backyard and got consent from the homeowner to enter the house. Officer Jones went to the 2nd Floor with the spotter. There was an immediate action team down the street. Dispatch advised the decedent was not putting the gun down. Officer Jones saw the decedent with the gun. The immediate action team was inside of the decedent.

The decedent pointed the gun at the immediate action team, was which within range of the gun. Officer Jones discharged his rifle to protect his fellow officers.

Do you have any additional slides at this point in time? No, sir. Okay. Thank you very detective. Appreciate you being here.

Okay. Mr. Arnold, you can proceed.

Thank you. Sir, I think what's the most concerning thing is from the window, how did Officer Jones see where the action team was?

Via radio. He did not see the action team. Via radio, they broadcast their location and the direction they were moving towards the decedent.

And you interviewed the action team, correct?

Yes.

Do you know if the action team was in covered positions at the time of this shooting?

They were walking up with a patrol car. So they were behind a patrol car,

yes sir. So they were behind the patrol car in a covered position and they were not exposed?

I don't know if a patrol car would be considered cover, more of concealment, because a bullet can pass through a patrol car.

Well, let's go ahead and describe for the public where these officers were in relationship to the patrol car.

The patrol car was driving towards the decedent in a kind of an angle and the officers were on the passenger side of the patrol car.

Okay. So, in the passenger side of the patrol car, was the door open?

When they were moving, no.

When they had stopped, yes. So when they were stopped and they set up, I think you called it for a public service speaker. They were using some kind of microphone or

Yes, the public address system, the PA from the patrol PA, yes sir.

Okay, and so they were doing that from behind a door, is that correct?

Yes.

How far from the decedent to where those officers, the action team were? Six houses. Okay, so a considerable distance. Would you estimate at least 30 to 50 yards, considering six houses?

Let's see if it has.

Yes. And they were out of the view of Officer Jones. Yes. So Officer Jones, when he shot the decedent, the only reason that he shot was because the decedent raised his gun in that direction.

Yes. Let me clarify real quick. Officer Jones was inside of a house, and due to the structure of the house, he could not look to his right to see the immediate action team because of the angle. However, the decedent had clear view of the immediate action team approaching. So

that raises a couple of issues. Outside of the officers, did anyone see any citizens on the street?

I don't know, sir.

And you didn't see any report or go through any when you went through the body camera videos of each individual, you didn't see any citizens outside of officers on that street?

No sir.

So the only individuals that would have been in danger would have been the officers, the action

team. Yes, at that time, yes.

And the action team, they're trained to go ahead and approach someone that's suicidal, obviously, with cover. Is that correct?

Yes, sir.

And so officer Jones made the decision to shoot without being aware of the officers in the action team whether they were covered or not. Because he couldn't see them, correct? He could not see

them from his location. Correct, sir.

Did the action team have any discussions with the decedent?

Yes, there was verbal back and forth. The immediate action team over the PA system asked him to drop the firearm several times and the decedent refused.

Right. I did hear that, but outside of drop the firearm, drop the firearm, were there any other interactions in regards to trying to de escalate the suicidal thoughts that the decedent was having?

Yes sir, they asked him several times, we got help for you, if you just put the firearm down we can get you help.

And initially, it was the decedent that called the suicide hotline. That is correct. So in essence, he was asking for help? Possibly, yes. I didn't see on the timeline when the action team actually arrived.

They arrived just after officer Jones entered the house and had an overview of the decedent.

Okay. Do you have a I have 04:12 is when officer Jones fired the shot. Do you have the time frame as to when the action team came down

the street? One second, sir. Arrived. Officer Jones arrived on the street first, and by the time he got into the house, as he was entering the house where the OIS occurred, the officers were arriving and then they were putting together an immediate action team. So, thirty, seconds, forty five seconds.

Thirty five seconds prior to the actual shot the action team

No got sir, when Officer Jones arrived. Some time had elapsed once officer Jones arrived inside the house. There was some time that elapsed and then the immediate action team moved up after the OIS.

Okay, I have on the timeline from fourteen o six to fourteen twelve as to when officer Jones first arrived and officer Jones did the actual shot. Is that correct?

Yes, sir.

In between that time, when did the action team get there?

I guess I'm kinda confused. The action team is there. When the officers arrived on the scene They were already there. They were developing the immediate action team, yes sir. So you can see that officers began issuing the decedent verbal commands at fourteen zero nine hours.

Fourteen zero nine, okay. And

then at fourteen ten hours Sergeant LeGrand saw the decedent hold the firearm. And then at that time the immediate action team is developed and they are moving towards the decedent's location.

So at fourteen zero nine, we have the first announcements where they say we have help, and at fourteen twelve we have the shot that eventually killed Mr. Jones.

Yes

sir. So we only have three minutes that elapse in order to deescalate

Yes sir.

The suicidal thoughts that the decedent had. Yes sir. Additionally, you said the spotter. I forget the officer's name. But the spotter was looking through plantation windows.

Plantation shutter covered windows, yes sir.

Did you have an opportunity to look through the windows that she was looking through?

Myself, sir?

Yes. Yes

sir. And so, could she see the action team?

She could not see the action team's first location, no.

From that location?

No,

sir. So no one could see the action team and no one could identify if the action team was under any type of threat?

The officers inside the residence could not see the action team. The decedent could see the action team.

And yet still the shot was fired? Yes. Now with the Action team, do they have crisis counseling training? Those two individuals that showed up? All the officers on the

scene had CIT certification. Yes, sir.

And they did not have an extended time to talk to him? They asked him several times to put the weapon down and he refused to put the weapon down. In regards to because he walked out of the house with the phone. Did any officers get on the phone in an attempt to calm him down?

No, he was still on the phone with a suicide hotline and we were going through dispatch to try to get him to talk to Gundam. But as said in the timeline, he refused to put the gun down and did not want to put the gun down. At

no time when he was outside the house did any officers see him discharge the firearm?

No sir, no officers were present at that time.

I'll just close with this. What was the the I'm sure sure there was a transcript, but what were the things that were said by the action team to actually try to deescalate this situation?

They asked the decedent several times just to put the weapon down and they can talk. Talk. If we have the help available to him, if you would put the weapon down, we can get him some help.

Outside of that, nothing was done?

No, sir.

And they only had three minutes to go ahead and try to de escalate the situation.

Yes, sir.

Alright. I have no further questions.

Any follow-up?

Just a few. Detective, just so that we're kinda clear on the timeline, you've you've prepared report as part of your investigation, is that correct? Yes, sir. Okay. And your timeline, it's developed in part by reviewing what's known as a catalog? Yes. What's a catalog?

Computer aided dispatch is what information is tapped in by dispatch and at times logged what is written down.

Okay, so when things go over the radio, they get noted at the same time that they're being said? Yes. Okay, and that includes when an officer responds or when an officer says something took place, they radio it over the CAD and the CAD records the date and time that that was stated? Yes. And then you also have body worn camera? Yes. Is that date and time stamped? Yes. So that allows you to provide an accurate timeline based on the date and time stamp from body worn camera and the catalog? Yes. And so it was at fourteen o two hours that officer Jones and Alta Marina arrived in the area. Is that correct? Yes. And it was also at fourteen o two hours after their arrival, we saw officer Jones' body worn camera where we hear that first shot fired by the decedent? Yes.

Okay. And then by fourteen o four, officer Jones and Alta Moreno were inside the residence across the way where they had that observation point from the 2nd Floor? Yes. And then shortly after that, the action team arrived and they were they have develop what's known as a plan. Is that that Okay. And that's kind of a means to make contact with the distressed subject, but also maintain some sort of safety during the course of their interaction with him since he's armed and suicidal? Yes. Okay. And also he's already fired off one shot as what he said was a warning? Yes.

Okay. And then you indicated that at fourteen o nine the immediate action team was asking the decedent to drop the firearm over the PA system? Yes. And they were also informing him that they have the help that he needs. They were trying to de escalate. Is that fair? Yes. Okay. And the only reason they had three minutes was because the decedent raised his firearm in their direction?

Yes,

sir. Had the decedent not pointed a deadly weapon at officers who were within range, would the officers have continued to speak to him to attempt to de escalate the situation? Yes, sir. Now you testified and questions were asked of you as to whether or not officer Jones or Alta Moreno could see the immediate action team, and you had testified that because of their vantage point inside the house, their view of the action team was blocked. Yes. Could they hear the immediate action team? Yes. Is this, as we saw in the videos, is taking place in a cul de sac? Yes. Is there only one kind of pathway of ingress and egress that rode toward the decedent?

Yes. And as the officers are officer Jones and Alta Moreno are observing the decedent, they also hear the action team the area from which they are coming from? Yes, sir. Okay. And common sense tells you you can figure out what area those individuals are located? Yes. And as part of your review of the CAD, are these officers is it common for officers to be communicating about their relative position so that all officers involved have an idea of where their fellow officers are even if they can't see them? Yes, sir. So based on all that information, officer Jones was aware that they were on the street in the cul de sac within range of the decedent? Yes. Okay. And then again, he fired only when the decedent raised his weapon towards that immediate action. Yes, sir. Alright. Thank you, sir. Nothing

further.

Okay. Is there any questions from the public? Okay. I'm not seeing any written questions. This public fact finding review was held because the Clark County District Attorney's Office made a preliminary determination that no criminal prosecution of the officers involved in the death of Robert was appropriate.

Clark County ordinance chapter 2.12 requires public review following such a determination. The purpose of today's hearing was to present the public with the essential facts surrounding the death of Robert Fanello. Carl Arnold was appointed as the Clark by the Clark County manager as the ombudsman to represent the public and the Fanello family. Mister Arnold was given opportunity to ask questions provide the public with relevant information regarding the use of force in this case. I was appointed by the Clark County manager as the presiding officer to preside over this public review.

I too was given the opportunity to ask questions to provide the public with relevant information regarding the use of force in this case. Prior to today's public review, the Clark County district attorney's office provided mister Arnold and myself copies of law enforcement investigation regarding the death death of mister Fanello. The documents provided by prosecution are considered public record. If you missed any portion of this review or would like to obtain a recorded transcript, a video of the entire proceeding is available on the Clark County website at www.clarkcountynv.gov. This concludes the police fatality public fact finding review in the death of Robert Fanello. Thank you.