Two Cops Killed in Las Vegas 'Ambush'; Three Others Dead

Two police officers were gunned down by a man and a woman today as they were eating lunch in a Las Vegas pizza restaurant, officials said.

The couple were later found dead, after they had shot and killed another person at a Walmart store nearby, the sheriff said.

Two Cops Killed in Las Vegas 'Ambush'; Three Others Dead

There are two more to add to the growing list of officers being killed.

A man and a woman walked into Cici's Pizza and killed these two officers.

They told one witness "it was a revolution".

They later killed another person in a nearby Wal-Mart and then killed themselves.



My heart goes out to the family and friends of those who lost their lives.

a reply to: wanderingconfusion
This sounds familiar, like something that happened last year....

Coincidentally, the date on that article says this happened in June of 2014.

a reply to: Greven

I didn't read the date I was researching articles on officers being killed.

originally posted by: wanderingconfusion
a reply to: Greven

I didn't read the date I was researching articles on officers being killed.

Not sure if you know about this page or not - Officer Down Memorial Page.

It provides stats for officer fatalities and breaks it down by type (gunfire / auto accidents / pursuits / health related / etc).

a reply to: Xcathdra

No I didn't and thank you so much for this info.

originally posted by: wanderingconfusion
a reply to: Xcathdra

No I didn't and thank you so much for this info.

Yup yup..

also here is the article your op is about -

Las Vegas officers ambushed in shooting - One officer shot in the hand

An officer who was shot in the hand was being treated at a hospital, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sgt. John Sheahan said. He was in good condition.

Police haven't released the identity of the suspect, who was later arrested by the officers.

The officers were in a marked patrol car, police said, responding to a disturbance call at a local business.

"They were ambushed on the way to that call," Sheahan said.

Undersheriff Kevin McMahill praised the officers, saying they showed "remarkable restraint" when they took the suspect into custody.

"These officers are going out there and being attacked while they are sitting in a police car, and we didn't fire a single shot back at him," he told CNN affiliate KSNV.

McMahill said his department has changed the way it deploys officers, sending out two-officer units "because of the narrative of violence against police across the country."

"We are certainly working on pins and needles," he told KSNV. "(That is) part of the reason we doubled them up. So we have two officers available immediately whenever an incident occurs."

Other sources for your research -
* - FBI - FBI Releases 2014 Preliminary Statistics for Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

* - FBI - FBI Releases 2013 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted

* - Bureau of Justice Statistics - Law Enforcement

* - National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Fund - Officer Deaths by Year Going back to 1791

* - National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial - Preliminary 2015 stats

* - Officer Down Memorial Page - Line of Duty deaths 2015

a reply to: Xcathdra

Thank you again.

This should keep me busy for a while.

Just one of those nights where I can't sleep and my mind is wandering.

Another Las Vegas officer shot intersection of Tropicana and Nellis

a reply to: wanderingconfusion

Hastag BLM inspired shooting apparently

Dont know how true that is but its interesting.

originally posted by: Xcathdra

originally posted by: wanderingconfusion
a reply to: Greven

I didn't read the date I was researching articles on officers being killed.

Not sure if you know about this page or not - Officer Down Memorial Page.

It provides stats for officer fatalities and breaks it down by type (gunfire / auto accidents / pursuits / health related / etc).

Looking over the stats I noticed something:
33 officer deaths were in the deep south states from Georgia to Texas. (GA, AL, MS, LA, TX). All the top 5 states for officers killed.

That's 33 out of a total of 83 for the entire US.

a reply to: Asktheanimals

Georgia - 7 officer deaths
2 x Heat Exhaustion
1 x vehicle pursuit
1 x accidental
1 x struck by vehicle
1 x automobile accident
1 x gunfire

Alabama - 4 Officer deaths
2 x Heart Attack
2 x Automobile accident

Mississippi - 6 Officer Deaths
2 x Gunfire
1 x Gunfire (accidental)
2 x Automobile accident
1 x Animal related

Louisiana - 9 Officer Deaths
5 x Gunfire
2 x Heart attack
1 x Vehicle Pursuit
1 x Struck by Vehicle

Texas - 12 Officer Deaths
5 x Automobile Accident
2 x Gunfire
1 x Heart attack
1 x Heat Exhaustion
1 x Assault
1 x Vehicular assault
1 x Motorcycle accident


Nationwide Stats

Line of Duty Deaths: 83
9/11 related illness: 3
Accidental: 2
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 19
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 24
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 13
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by vehicle: 5
Vehicle pursuit: 4
Vehicular assault: 3

Read more: www.odmp.org...

By Month - Nationwide

By Month
January: 14
February: 2
March: 16
April: 6
May: 16
June: 9
July: 5
August: 14
September: 1

Read more: www.odmp.org...

By State

By State
Alabama: 4
Arkansas: 1
California: 3
Colorado: 2
Florida: 1
Georgia: 5
Guam: 1
Hawaii: 1
Idaho: 1
Illinois: 3
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 3
Louisiana: 9
Maryland: 2
Michigan: 2
Mississippi: 5
Missouri: 2
Nebraska: 1
Nevada: 1
New Jersey: 3
New Mexico: 1
New York: 3
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 1
Oklahoma: 1
Oregon: 1
Pennsylvania: 4
South Carolina: 1
Tennessee: 2
Texas: 10
Tribal Police: 1
U.S. Government: 3
Washington: 2
Wisconsin: 1

Read more: www.odmp.org...

By Gender

By Gender
Male: 80
Female: 3

K-9 Deaths

K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 23
view Animal related: 2
Automobile accident: 1
Drowned: 1
Fire: 2
Gunfire: 3
Heat exhaustion: 11
Poisoned: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1

Read more: www.odmp.org...

Law Enforcement is more dangerous than what some people know or recognize. Its why I get involved in those debates on this site. Hours of extreme boredom followed by seconds of sheer terror followed by days of Monday morning quarterbacking by those with no clue who decide to willfully remain ignorant instead of learning about what actually occurs.


The number of civilians killed by police is way to high.
The numbers of officers killed is way to high.

Communication, respect and communication (in both directions) is a must if we are to end the cycle.

a reply to: wanderingconfusion

Ya didn't this happen last year?

As a side note -
1959

Line of Duty Deaths: 136
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 4
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 23
Drowned: 4
Electrocuted: 1
Explosion: 1
Exposure: 1
Exposure to toxins: 1
Fall: 3
Gunfire: 50
Gunfire (Accidental): 4
Heart attack: 10
Motorcycle accident: 10
Stabbed: 3
Struck by train: 2
Struck by vehicle: 7
Vehicle pursuit: 6
Vehicular assault: 4

Read more: www.odmp.org...

1960

Line of Duty Deaths: 142
Aircraft accident: 3
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 27
Bomb: 1
Drowned: 3
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 59
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Heart attack: 11
Heat exhaustion: 1
Motorcycle accident: 13
Struck by train: 2
Struck by vehicle: 6
Vehicle pursuit: 6
Vehicular assault: 4

Read more: www.odmp.org...

1961

Line of Duty Deaths: 142
Aircraft accident: 3
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 27
Bomb: 1
Drowned: 3
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 59
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Heart attack: 11
Heat exhaustion: 1
Motorcycle accident: 13
Struck by train: 2
Struck by vehicle: 6
Vehicle pursuit: 6
Vehicular assault: 4

Read more: www.odmp.org...

1962

Line of Duty Deaths: 142
Aircraft accident: 1
Automobile accident: 28
Drowned: 2
Exposure: 1
Gunfire: 58
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 14
Motorcycle accident: 8
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 8
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 10
Vehicular assault: 7

Read more: www.odmp.org...

a reply to: xuenchen

Love that they have black thugs section and in the shooting where it was two white guys and one black only one gets called thug...

Glad the officer is alright, and that those two have been caught and can pay.

originally posted by: Sremmos80
a reply to: wanderingconfusion

Ya didn't this happen last year?

2 similar incidents... The op article is from last year. My link is for the most recent where 2 officers were ambushed but not killed.

a reply to: Xcathdra

Ya I see that, that response was to the op's about the old before I read the rest.
www.fox5vegas.com...

Here is a different source, seems to be a different story then the links above.
Ah, two different stories, nm then.
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