Las Vegas officer recovering at home after shooting leaves 2 dead
Las Vegas officer recovering at home after shooting leaves 2 dead Las Vegas, NV — Two people are dead and a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer is recovering at home after she was shot while responding to a call in the southwest valley early Monday. The shooting happened around 12:29 a.m. in the 4500 block of Pigeon Point Court, inside a gated community near Peace Way and Buffalo Drive. Police said a woman called 911 and reported that her boyfriend was trying to set her on fire with a blowtorch. She later told dispatchers she had been shot. Officers entered the home after arriving and encountered the suspect behind a door, according to LVMPD Capt. Adam Seely. Police said the suspect opened fire, striking a female officer. Another officer returned fire before officers backed out of the home. The wounded officer was taken to University Medical Center. Dan Coyne, vice president of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, told News 3 Monday afternoon that she had since been released and was recovering at home. “Fortunately, our officer is OK. She is at home and she has all the support from the department,” Coyne said. SWAT officers and crisis negotiators later entered the home and found the suspect and a juvenile female suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide detectives are investigating their deaths. The woman who initially called 911 was also shot but was able to get out of the home. Police said she is expected to recover. For neighbors, the violence was unsettling in an area they describe as typically quiet. “Nice neighborhood. We’ve been living here for about nine years now,” resident Kevin Harris told News 3. Harris was returning home from out of town when he received a warning about police activity and a barricade in the neighborhood. Monday’s shooting marks LVMPD’s 10th officer-involved shooting of the year and comes less than a week after Officer Austin Abdelnabi was shot and killed in the southeast Las Vegas valley. Coyne said the latest shooting is especially difficult for a department already grieving. “When our officers lose a brother in blue, it’s never easy,” Coyne said. “Then to have another officer-involved shooting and officer shot shortly afterward makes it even harder.” Harris said his thoughts are with those affected by the violence. “My condolences to the family. I’m sorry that happened,” Harris said. “The city and state need to focus on mental health because there are issues that need to be addressed.” Police are expected to release the name of the officer involved in the shooting Wednesday. Additional information about the investigation is expected later this week.
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