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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
Officer Truong Thai, 49, was fatally wounded while answering a report for a domestic disturbance and stopping a vehicle near the Las Vegas Strip
The man faces six counts of attempted murder and two counts of murder
Police said they were continuing to investigate the motive but do not believe there was an altercation before the attacks
“This partnership is vital as LVMPD works to recruit diverse, qualified candidates for the position of police and corrections officer.”
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared. It didn’t hinder anyone on my team’s actions. We did what we had to do.”
Five years after the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, first responders have access to a 50,000-square-foot high-tech tactical training center
Porfirio Duarte-Herrera was convicted in 2010 of killing a hot dog stand vendor using a motion-activated bomb atop a car parked at the Luxor casino
The couple pulled off the road to rest when heavy rain caused their vehicle to be overcome by rushing floodwater
“Hey!” Officer Tierney Tomburo yells as she runs after the suspect; she then screams, “No!” as the suspect turns around and shoots Tomburo in the pelvis
More than three dozen rounds were fired by police officers before the suspect was taken into custody
Animals
The owner was arrested and is facing animal abuse charges
Rangers and a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police dive team went to retrieve the remains
The owner of a local smoke shop was tasked with defending himself with a knife from a group of thieves
The temperature inside the vehicle was about 108 degrees, according to the police report
The discoveries have prompted speculation about long-unsolved missing person and murder cases dating back decades
The department described Det. Justin Terry’s death as a tragic accident
Sgt. Ashton Packe (Ret.) says the gunman’s fumble prevented a horrific massacre from being even worse
“There’s no telling what we’ll find in Lake Mead. It’s not a bad place to dump a body,” a former Las Vegas mayor said
Police said this victim was likely killed in the 70s or 80s, when the water levels were much higher
The suspect had been arrested twice in the past year for committing acts of violence with a knife
A Las Vegas police officer spends a quiet moment with his daughter during the summer of 1994
Two people at a party got into an altercation prior to the shooting, police said
“This is an individual who literally had the body cut up into pieces in that car that he flees from the police (in),” said Prosecutor Giancarlo Pesci
“I want to be out there and let them know that they can always come up to us,” said Officer Fernando Flores
The department is now reviewing if it needs to stop using that style of holster
The year-long program yielded an 18% drop in primary crashes, transit officials said
Multiple officers piled into the room to pin the man down
It wasn’t immediately clear who fired the fatal shot
Enforcement, education and outreach were key in reducing drug trafficking, gang activity and prostitution at an apartment complex
Organizers say they intend to bring the event back in 2022
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