Nevada trooper fires through window after driver points gun during traffic stop

8 February 2026, 9:38 am

A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper shot at a person who they say pointed a gun at them during a traffic stop early Sunday, according to a news release. Troopers stopped a driver near the southbound ...... Read More »

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