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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Updated: Mar. 24, 2010 | 7:53 a.m.
A Las Vegas police officer was shot multiple times Tuesday while chasing two suspects involved in a series of crimes earlier in the day, according to police.
One of the suspects was shot and killed during the pursuit.
The patrol officer was transported to University Medical Center about 9:11 p.m. and taken into surgery, Las Vegas police said. The officer suffered "very serious, life-threatening" injuries, Capt. Randy Montandon said.
A second officer shot and killed a male suspect in the backyard of a residence near Rainbow Boulevard and Washington Avenue.
That suspect and a second male suspect stole a 1995 black Mercedes-Benz and tried to break into a house earlier Tuesday, Montandon said. The car was stolen in the morning. In the afternoon, a homeowner reported that two suspects who tried to break into his house had fled in a black Mercedes.
At 8:55 p.m., patrol officers pulled up behind a Mercedes at Charleston Boulevard and Rainbow, ran the vehicle's plates and discovered it had been reported stolen.
When the officers tried to pull the car over, the driver did not stop. Officers chased the car toward Washington and Rainbow, where they were able to stop the suspects, who then fled on foot.
One suspect was apprehended immediately, Montandon said.
The second suspect fled into a residential area on Dolores Drive. The suspect had a handgun and fired at pursuing officers, striking one several times, Montandon said. The second officer then shot and killed the suspect.
Police have not released the names of the suspects or the identity of the injured officer.
The officer who shot the suspect will be placed on paid administrative leave, according to department policy. Policy also dictates that the name of the officer who shot the suspect be withheld for 48 hours after the shooting.
Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie spoke to the family of the injured officer Tuesday night and said the incident emphasizes the hazards faced daily by officers.
"This is a dangerous job that we do," Gillespie said. "We're dealing with an element which at times shoots at us."
He also commended the UMC professionals treating the injured officer and "doing everything they can right now to keep him alive."
Contact reporter Lawrence Mower at lmower@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0440.
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so a metro officer is shoy and wounded. hey fire men whose the underpaid civil servantnow?
THE SCUMBAG OFFICER IS STILL ALIVE.HE WAS JUST DOIN HIS JOB.GET OVER IT ALREADY.THERES MORE IMPORTANT THINGS GOING ON.LIKE THE TEA PARTY ON SAT.
Hey Geometro and shoots to kill haven't taken advantage of the tradegy and cried yet today about all the criminals that started gunfights with the police in 2006. Maybe they were test driving a black Mercedes on Rainbow last night.
To: What about me..
Your ignorance prevails! LVMPD Homicide is probably working around the clock to solve that case too!
So that you understand clearly. Most of the citizens in this valley like our law enforcement officers and appreciate what they do. If you don't like it you have a choice, leave!
Good Day!
My prayers are with the Officer, their family & LVMPD!
To: The uninformed Taxpayer and the usual Cop Haters.
My heart and prayers go out to the officer that was injured in the shootout with those punks.
I see from the blogs, that the venom for the police is still alive and well, sorry to see that.
I would like to clear up a couple of points. Law Enforcement is a calling and when you take the "Oath", to become a police officer, to protect and serve, nothing else is as important to you as that oath. If you go into this profession for any other reason you will not be successful and you will leave this profession a total wreck.
If the truth be known, I would do this work for free if I didn't have to pay the rent and pay the ex-wife.
Police work is extremely rewarding psychologically but not necessarily physically.
I have noticed a lot of comments about Pay and Job Description, it appears those comments are from people that don't have a clue what being a Police Officer really is like.
When police work started for me and others like me, we all had part-time jobs just to pay the rent along with our full-time jobs as cops. As time went on things got better and we could quit our part-time jobs to devote most or all our time to police work.
Police Officers do not look for praise from the citizens because citizens don't understand the "business", or the "calling". The (real praise) only comes from their brothers and sisters in arms, very much like the military. Please don't misunderstand citizen appreciation for good police work and bravery is appreciated and respected.
Any disrespect toward the positive actions and deeds of Law Enforcement personnel in this community is merely disregarded.
Just an old cop reflecting,
Gordon Martines
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