Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun, via Associated Press. Ave., the Clark County coroners office has said. She was one of a kind. The incident emerged Tuesday at 11:00 am when police and paramedics were sent to the 1400 block of Stonelake Cove Boulevard to report gunshots and someone was lying on the floor at the door of an apartment building. The boy's 16-year-old sister was critically injured. The police did not provide any further details and did not formally identify the victims. Croteau said police rushed the Cadillac Escalade, inside of which kidnapper Jason "Neo" Bourne and 12-year-old Joseph Hawatmeh, were ultimately shot to death, instead of decelerating the situation or engaging in hostage negotiations. When he pointed a gun at the boy's head, the officers opened fire. The 12-year-old boy and Mr. Bourne both died at the scene, the police said. He was special. DATE/TIME: November 3, 2020, @ 11:00 A.M.LOCATION: Douglas at Stonelake Apartments, 1445 Stonelake Cove. Few details have been released about interactions . Luke Kenton For Dailymail.com "As officers attempted a de-escalation dialogue with the suspect, the suspect held his firearm to the juvenile's head, resulting in an officer-involved shooting," the statement explains. 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In a statement, Henderson authorities described getting calls from witnesses about gunfire and a "subject down in the doorway of a nearby apartment.". Henderson police say officers attempted to make contact with the man, later identified as 38-year-old Jason Neo Bourne, but when he held his gun to the boy's head, shots were fired with the . [1][2] Police found the gunman in a Cadillac Escalade with the boy he had taken hostage. Police say Bourne made that call just before he shot the boy Nov. 3. Henderson Police said this is the sixth officer-involved shooting in the city this year. [7][9] The gunman had legally changed his name to Jason Neo Bourne, possibly in reference to the character Jason Bourne and Neo (The Matrix). Jason Neo Bourne, 38, of Henderson, was shot and killed by police after killing two women and the son of one of the women, according to police. She's a graduate of the University of Arizona. The police also did not confirm whether Joseph was shot by Bourne or by the police when they opened fire on the car with the boy inside. Body camera footage showed an officer pointing a rifle at the car and saying that Bourne is pointing his gun. A statement from the police noted that a preliminary investigation determined Bourne fired more than one bullet inside the vehicle. A statement from the police noted that a preliminary investigation has determined that Bourne 'fired multiple rounds inside the vehicle.'. Police say suspect Jason Neo Bourne, 38, took Diana Hawatmeh's 12-year-old son hostage inside a car. The Jordanian Embassy in Washington is following the incident that led to the death of a Jordanian woman and her son, said Daifallah Alfayez, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson. Six officers have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. This is awful, said close friend Mary Ann Horne. According to the report, officers found a suspect, identified as 38-year-old Jason Neo Bourne in a car with the 12-year-old boy believed to be Hawatmeh's son. There were so many gunshots.. There is police body-camera footage from the episode, and that is typically released within a week or two, she said. 38-year-old Jason Neo Bourne, who lived at the apartments, shot several of his neighbors, killing two, wounding one, and taking one hostage. 6 12-year-old Joseph Hawatmeh and his mom, 38-year-old Dianne Reem Hawatmeh, were fatally shot on November 3 Credit: Facebook 6 He is not believed to be Jordanian, but his nationality is otherwise unknown. Police would not say Wednesday if bullets from Henderson officers struck a 12-year-old who was being held hostage by a man who had just shot and killed two women. Body camera footage released by Henderson police on Wednesday shows an officer firing his weapon at a man holding a 12-year-old boy hostage at an apartment complex in November. The 33-year-old victim was also not officially identified, but Jordanian officials said she was the familys maid. A 39-year-old mother and her 12-year-old son were killed on Tuesday in Henderson, Nevada, by their upstairs neighbor who was killed by responding officers after a brief hostage situation. All rights reserved. only for your personal, non-commercial use. Bourne lived in the apartment above the Hawatmeh family. Bourne was sitting in the drivers seat, and the boy was next to him, Chief Burns said. Both the boy and Bourne died. He was also a Zumba instructor and entrepreneur. The Skaggs Catholic Center community planned to gather Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Grotto of Our Lady of Guadalupe to mourn. 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Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images, Officials gather outside after four were killed and one injured in police shooting at The Douglas at Stonelake Apartments on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Henderson. Jos was pronounced dead on the spot The shooting also resulted in the death of a 33-year-old woman who has yet to be identified. She had three children. He was one of his kind. Detectives ask that anyone with information pertinent to this case call the Henderson Police Department at (702) 267-4911. Police said Bourne shot Diana, Yasmeen and a 33-year-old woman. By HENDERSON, Nev. Police who responded to a triple shooting on Tuesday in Nevada found themselves in a tense standoff with the suspect, who was killed after putting his gun to the head of a. The Henderson Police Department would not say Wednesday if any officers bullets struck the child. THIS is the shocking moment a "drug addict" gunman and his 12-year-old hostage "died in a shoot-out with cops" after he shot the young boys mom. Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. The gunman, 38-year-old Jason Neo Bourne was fatally shot by police at The Douglas at Stonelake Apartments, in Henderson, on November 3. Police said Bourne was the family's neighbor and lived above their apartment in Hawatmeh. DailyMail.com has reached out to the Jordanian Embassy in Washington and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in Jordan for details. She is not believed to be Jordanian but her nationality is otherwise unknown. archived form does not constitute a republication of the story. From there, authorities said the suspect, identified as Jason Neo Bourne, snatched Hawatmeh's 12-year-old son, Joseph, and barricaded himself in a car parked outside of the apartment building. Did the Utah Legislature do enough to save the Great Salt Lake? She loved to dance, entertain and she would do anything for her family and friends whom she loved wholeheartedly and deeply. The officers who fired their weapons are on paid administrative leave while the shooting is being investigated, which is standard practice. Generally, she said, life is uneventful at the complex. Bourne then held Jojo hostage when he was shot. Alfayez cited this as the suspected motive behind the killer going to the family's apartment and opening fire. L.E. He was taking high school classes in seventh grade. Jason Neo Bourne, 38, is accused of shooting dead Jordanian-American mom Diana Hawatmeh, 39, and an unidentified 33-year-old woman at the 1400 block of Stonelake Cove Avenue in Henderson. The suspected gunman, 38-year-old Jason Neo Bourne, was fatally shot by police officers in the city of Henderson, Nevada, on November 3. She was kind, so kind,' Diana's close friend, Mary Ann Horn, told Fox 13. Ave., the Clark County. Bourne also fired multiple rounds inside the Cadillac, investigators said. The Jordanian Embassy is working with Nevada officials on the investigation. Im not going to hurt you as long as you dont get your address wrong, Bourne tells the boy, according to a recording. New details have now emerged about the circumstances surrounding the triple homicide. On November 3, 2020, a mass shooting occurred at the Douglas at Stonelake Apartments in Henderson, Nevada, United States. As bullets rang out a male voice is heard screaming Theres a kid in the car from elsewhere in the apartment complex. Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Diana worked as substitute teacher at Saint John the Baptist Middle School in Utah, where her son, known to his loved ones as JoJo, was a seventh-grader. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter. Breaking News She was also a Zumba instructor and entrepreneur. Police encountered Bourne as he was holding 12-year-oldJoseph Hawatmeh hostage inside a car with a gun against the boy's head. [2][4] The gunman and the boy were killed. Jason Neo Bourne Death - Obituary | Man Shot Dead In Henderson -Click to read and leave a tribute.. The boy was pulled from the car and officers began life-saving measures, but unfortunately, the boy succumbed to his injuries along with the suspect, officials say. She was kind, so kind,' Diana's close friend, Mary Ann Horn, told Fox 13. Jason Neo Bourne, 38, is accused of shooting 39-year-old Jordanian-American mother Diana Hawatmeh and an unidentified 33-year-old woman at the 1400 block of Stonelake Cove Street in Henderson County on Tuesday morning. The victims were identified as Dianne Reem Hawatmeh, the boy's 38-year-old mom, and Veronica Muniz, 33, the family's housekeeper. Ave.SUSPECT: Jason Neo Bourne AGE: 38WEAPON INVOLVED. Bourne was shot in his black Cadillac Escalade outside The Douglas at Stonelake Apartments as he held a gun to his hostage's head. She also enjoys reporting on arts, culture and entertainment news. Police found the suspected shooter armed with a handgun and barricaded in a nearby vehicle, with 12-year-old Joseph being held as a hostage. However, Joseph died minutes later from gunshot wounds. After the double-murder, investigators allege that Bourne took the 12-year-old boy, and ran to a nearby vehicle as officers pulled up to the scene. We will miss her more than words could ever express, said Natalie Montoya. Officers arrived on scene to discover Diana and the 33-year-old woman dead from gunshot wounds, and Yasmeen injured. Joseph, meanwhile, died of gunshot wounds to the head and chest, according to coroners. After refusing to cooperate with police, Bourne then reportedly shot Joseph, prompting seven officers to return fire. Galey Colosimo, principal of Juan Diego Catholic High School, described the shooting that took the life of Diana and Joseph Hawatmeh as an instinctive fist and a tragedy of untold proportions. For 25 years, I have never been much of a Guy Ritchie fan. Like us on Facebook. [7], In 2022 the father of Joseph Hawatmeh filed a federal lawsuit against the Henderson Police Department accusing police of firing the shots that killed Joseph. HENDERSON, Nev. Two Utahns died and a third was critically injured Tuesday morning in a shooting in Henderson, Nevada. The hearing about the Henderson police shooting of Jason Neo Bourne, a 38-year-old who changed his name because he admired a movie character . Her smile and generosity were known to each who had the absolute pleasure of knowing her.. Officers say they fired at Bourne and killed him after Bourne . Alfayez cited this as the suspicious reason behind the killers going to the familys house and opening fire. , updated He held a gun against the boys head and a shot was opened, involving the police, which killed both Joseph and Bourne. It was also unclear what had led to the initial shootings, but they said Mr. Bourne had lived in the apartment above the victims. Bourne was later shot and killed by responding police officers when he threatened the hostage in his car. Her 12-year-old son Joseph was also killed after cops exchanged gunfire with the suspect - identified as the family's upstairs neighbor. Police said they arrived at the scene at around 11:00 pm and found Bourne in a car while taking Joseph hostage. Bourne, who was still on the phone with the dispatcher, had the gun pointed at the boy and refused to roll down his window or interact with the officers, according to police. A crying woman told dispatchers she heard gunshots in her apartment building, and when she went next door, she found a woman lying in the doorway, bleeding from the head. This archived news story is available Just after he had killed a mother from Utah and another woman inside a Henderson, Nev., apartment, Jason Neo Bourne called 911. Both the boy and Bourne succumbed to their injuries at the scene. She was graceful. For those who are not able to attend in person, the rosary will be live-streamed on the Saint John the Baptist Parish YouTube Channel. Bourne died of gunshot wounds, and Joseph died of gunshot wounds to the head and chest, the coroners office has said. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? As the officers tried to alleviate the situation, Bourne handed his firearm over the boys head and resulted in a fire involving the police, the police press release said. They said they found the suspect, 38-year-old Jason Neo Bourne, with a gun while holding a 12-year-old boy hostage inside a vehicle. 38-year-old Jason Neo Bourne, who lived at the apartments, shot several of his neighbors, killing two, wounding one, and taking one hostage. Officers were directed to the suspects Cadillac Escalade parked at the apartment complex. All were placed on routine paid administrative leave while the department investigates the shooting. As officers were searching for Bourne, he called 911 telling dispatchers he was from the future and had just killed someone. Police say they tried to provide medical aid to the child, but he died from his injuries. Police believe that the shooter was killed by police gunfire, and police allege the boy was shot by the gunman. Moments prior, Bourne had shot dead Joseph's mother, Diana Hawatmeh, 39, and their housekeeper 33-year-old Veronica Muniz, following a 'brief altercation'. When officers arrived on scene they discovered two women dead and a 16-year-old girl injured. Police said Bourne shot Diana, Yasmeen and a 33-year-old woman. A neighbor accused of shooting dead a Zumba instructor mom, 39, her 12-year-old son and the family housekeeper in Nevada this week was a drug addict who opened fire on the victims because he thought they had filed a drug abuse complaint against him, according to authorities. The Hawatmehs spit their time between Sandy and Henderson to be near family. Officers, Diana and her 33-year-old woman died from bullet wounds and Yasmeen was injured. Diana was a radiant, selfless and faithful member of the community, reads her obituary. However, earlier this week they were called local. Four people were killed across the valley in about a 16-hour span, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The killings took place at a three-story building at an apartment complex, the Douglas at Stonelake, that one resident, Amber Belmonte, said was generally quiet. I imagined the only thing I was going to stress about was the election, she said. Take the shot if you have it, but do not hit that a female officer is heard saying out of frame, with her sentence then abruptly cut off by the firing of the male officers rifle. At a vigil on in Draper, Utah last month, some 200 friends and members of the community mourned and prayed for the victims. However they were named locally earlier this week. She counted more than two dozen marked police vehicles in addition to unmarked vehicles, fire trucks and ambulances at the scene on Tuesday. The woman who called police said she heard someone else inside the apartment calling for help, but wasnt sure if it was safe to go inside. 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