Couple That Fatally Shot Vegas Cops Were White Supremacists

Authorities identified the deceased officers as Alyn Beck, 42, left, and Igor Soldo, 32.Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Authorities found white supremacist paraphernaliabv in the apartment belonging the couple that shot police officers and a civilian before killing themselves.

The identities of the suspects have not been officially released, but a law enforcement official close to the investigation told the Review-Journal that the suspects were married, in their 20s, and new to the area. The paper reported that investigators found swastika symbols during their search of the apartment. Several neighbors the paper spoke to said the man’s first name was Jared, while one person gave the women’s name as Amanda.

Neighbor Krista Koch described the couple as “militant,” saying they talked about planning to kill police officers, as well as “going underground” and not coming out until the time was right.

Another neighbor, Brandon Monroe, said the man who lived in the apartment often talked about conspiracy theories and often dressed in camouflage or as Peter Pan to work as a street performer. Monroe added that he thought the couple used methamphetamine.

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