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An officer recounts responding to the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooter – and shares why we must focus as much on emotional trauma as we do active shooter response tactics
EMS
“We’re not paramedics, we’re not firefighters, we’re not EMS, but oftentimes we find ourselves [at the scene] first and we have the opportunity to save a life,” Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill stated
The man had previously been arrested by Las Vegas police in August 2021 after scaling the Aria on the Strip
Officer Jacob Noriega climbed in with the critically injured faculty member and applied pressure to his wounds, while Officer Ty Vesperas drove the cruiser to an ambulance a few blocks away
Duane Davis maintains he was given immunity in 2008 by an FBI and LAPD task force investigating the killings of Shakur in Las Vegas and rival rapper known as The Notorious B.I.G. six months later
The book offers a virtual ride-along with LVMPD officers, with proceeds supporting public safety
Officers took the shooter down shortly after the shots heard in the video were fired
Police found evidence the suspect could have been planning a large-scale attack including a notebook with a diagram of a “potential ambush situation”
In one video, officers rushed through the university’s business school amid a blaring alarm; commands were difficult to hear, but one officer noted, there was “blood everywhere” near a doorway
“None of the individuals on the target list became a victim,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill said
Las Vegas police said the shooter has been located and is deceased
The troopers, identified as Michael Abbate and Alberto Felix, were both husbands and fathers
“As we mourn these troopers, we will never forget their bravery, courage and sacrifice,” Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo said
The man was arrested on robbery charges after crashing the cruiser into another car
“Just a fu***** hit and run. Slap on the wrist. Why you got to lie and say it’s something serious?” Jesus Ayala asks the arresting officer
War
Officer Ariel Salley says his fellow officers have given him their blessing, having thrown him a going-away party the night before he left for Israel
Caleb Rogers, 35, brandished his department-issued firearm at one of the robberies
“So what they got you for, man?” an officer asked Davis, 60. “Biggest case in Las Vegas history,” Davis replied
Sheriff McMahill: “If we take care of our responders better than we ever have, they’re going to take care of this community better than they ever have”
“I just felt like it was time for law enforcement to be bold and to have a real conversation about the fact that this job impacts us in ways that are so negative,” Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said
One man, Duane Keffe D. Davis, found himself involved in both investigations
“People have been yearning for [Duane Davis] to be arrested for a long time. It’s never been unsolved in our minds. It’s been unprosecuted,” retired LAPD detective Greg Kading said
The suspects recorded the killing of retired Bell Police Chief Andreas Probst on video, which was provided to the police by an SRO
As the officer grabbed the suspect’s wrist, she grabbed a knife and stabbed the officer on the top of his head
Four officers and their powerful noses will be playing an even bigger role in the effort to reduce the number of guns being brought to schools in Las Vegas
The alleged former gang member is under investigation in the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
K-9
In October, K-9 Diko helped police arrest 24-year-old Tyson Hampton, who is accused of fatally shooting Officer Truong Thai