LAS VEGAS -- Metro Police shot and critically injured a suspect outside a Dotty's casino Tuesday night.

Police say the suspect, identified by police as 29-year-old Jason Mahe, was trying to use counterfeit money at a nearby convenience store and then fled to a nearby Dotty's Casino on N. Rancho Drive near Vegas Drive.

Police say after they caught up to Mahe, he pulled a gun and police shot him.  Police say Mahe was wanted in Ohio and has a history of attempting "suicide by cop."

Mahe was taken to the hospital in critical condition. This is the second officer-involved shooting for the department in two days.

A national magnet school organization has recognized 17 of the magnet schools in the Clark County School District.

The Magnet Schools of America or MSA recognized the schools for their overall excellence in programs and achievement.

Seven CCSD schools were named a School of Excellence, the highest designation. The schools include:

• Advanced Technologies Academy
• Jim Bridger Middle School
• James Cashman Middle School
• Ed W. Clark High School
• Rancho High School
• Southwest Career and Technical Academy
• Valley High School.

Ten more schools were given the second highest designation of School of Distinction. Those schools were:

LAS VEGAS  -- The Las Vegas Metropolitan is hoping someone can identify individuals whose images were captured on a security camera around the same time a man was shot outside a convenience store over the weekend.

Clark County coroner's officials say 28-year-old Juan Edward Cervantes died of gunshot wounds after the incident Saturday evening at the corner of 21st Street and Elm Avenue.

Investigators say Cervantes and his wife were confronted by a group at a convenience store, then encountered the same group again as they walked out of the store. Someone opened fire on Cervantes, who was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police are looking for three Hispanic males and a Hispanic female, all between the ages of 15 and 21. One of the males was seen wearing a black-and-white cap, while another was wearing a red cap. Police say the female suspect has long, dark hair.