Coroner’s jury sees video, hears accounts of deadly Las Vegas federal building shooting

Jury sees video of Nev. federal building shooting

LAS VEGAS — A coroner’s jury in Las Vegas has viewed graphic video of a shotgun-wielding assailant opening fire and mortally wounding a security guard inside a federal courthouse.

The Clark County coroner’s inquest jury also heard Friday about a deputy U.S. marshal who was wounded before federal agents and security officers killed the gunman, 66-year-old Johnny Lee Wicks.

A police detective testified Wicks fired five times, and marshals and guards retaliated with 85 shots during a furious Jan. 4 gunbattle.

A medical examiner testified Wicks was struck by 14 bullets.

Video shows security guard Stanley Cooper crouching after being shot in the torso in the lobby of the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse. He later died.

Authorities say Wicks was angry after losing a lawsuit challenging a cut in his Social Security benefits.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A coroner’s jury is due to view graphic surveillance images of a shotgun-wielding assailant opening fire in a federal courthouse in downtown Las Vegas, killing a security guard and wounding a deputy U.S. marshal.

Jurors will decide during the Clark County coroner’s inquest Friday whether the use of lethal force to repel the attack and kill the gunman on Jan. 4 was justified.

Police and the FBI have said 66-year-old Johnny Lee Wicks acted alone and was angry about losing a government lawsuit challenging a cut in his monthly Social Security benefits.

Authorities say Wicks fired five times, and security guards and marshals fired 81 shots.

Investigators say security images show Wicks killing security guard Stanley Cooper in the lobby of the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse.