A carjacking suspect who was shot by a Metropolitan Police Department officer on Sunday in the central Las Vegas Valley was holding a vape pen in his hand that officers initially believed was a knife, Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren said Tuesday.

Wade Griffith, 38, was shot once by officer Patrick Natali before Griffith surrendered to police near the entrance of the Bella Vita apartments, in the 5100 block of Indian River Drive near West Flamingo Road and South Decatur Boulevard, Koren told reporters during a briefing at Metro’s headquarters.

Police said after the shooting Sunday that Griffith was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Koren said Tuesday that Griffith’s condition has stabilized.

Griffith now faces charges of attempted robbery with the use of a deadly weapo

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