Two Killed in Las Vegas Courthouse Shootout ; Report Cites Threat to Judges, Prosecutors

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Two people, including a court officer, were killed in a gunfight at a Las Vegas federal court building on Monday, the same day the Justice Department in Washington issued a report saying threats to federal judges and prosecutors had more than doubled in the past six years.

A 66-year-old shotgun-wielding man dressed in black opened fire at the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building shortly after 8 a.m., igniting a gunfight that lasted several minutes and ended with one court officer being killed and a second wounded before the gunman was fatally shot.

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Two Killed in Las Vegas Courthouse Shootout ; Report Cites Threat to Judges, Prosecutors

Federal law enforcement officials identified the shooter as Johnny Lee Wicks, who they said was upset over cuts in his Social Security bene fits. The officials, who asked not to be identified, said Wicks recently retired and had brought a lawsuit against the government over benefits that were reduced. He lived in a Las Vegas retireme...

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