Crime & Safety
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Identified In Weeked OIS
The officer involved in a non-lethal shooting this weekend has been identified.
LAS VEGAS, NV - The officer involved in a Dec. 9 shooting has been identified by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police. Sgt. Miguel Garcia has been placed on standard paid administrative leave while the department investigates the incident.
VIDEO: On scene briefing by Captain Robert Plummer regarding today's officer involved shooting. #OIS #LVMPDnews https://t.co/mtQmSgyHt6
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) December 9, 2017
Garcia, 39, has been with LVMPD since 2001. The incident occurred on Saturday morning at approximately 9:40 a.m.
According to a Metro press release, officers approached a vehicle that was suspected in two prior robberies near Vegas Dr. and N Decatur Blvd. An adult male exited the vehicle with a baseball bat and "appeared agitate." After ignoring several prompts to drop the bat, an officer fired a bean-bag round from a non-lethal shotgun at the suspect. According to LVMPD that made the suspect more agitated and he began vandalizing the nearby storefront with the bat. As the suspect began to enter the store, Garcia fired his handgun. The suspect was arrested and taken to University Medical Center in stable condition. The suspect was not critically injured, Metro said Monday.
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The incident is LVMPD's 22nd officer involved shooting of 2017.
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