Gee!

This happened a couple days ago but I been busy...

One of my closest friends visits Vegas often, he has family up there.. Anyways, when he was helping me move on monday he called to check up on his friend in Vegas.. He knows a cop up there.. I guess he had been shot multiple times and was in the hospital.. Im not gonna give the details about it cuz its pretty bad.. The cop is gonna live so its all good.. But do you know the cop or heard about it?

Gee!

bump.. or Shane pm me..

Brian in Mesa

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=6148170

Metro Officer Shot, Suspect Dead After Shootout

Feb 27, 2007

Police say the trouble began with three men who tried to steal a car. The incident ended in death when one suspect fled into a neighborhood and opened fire on the officers when they went into a house to find him.

Two officers shot back killing the suspect, but they'd been hit by bullets themselves. One officer was shot at least three times. He's still recovering from surgery. The other officer was grazed by a bullet.

The shooting happened around 11 p.m. Monday night in a subdivision on Edna near Cimarron. During the shootout a suspect was killed.

Eyewitnesses tell Eyewitness News the incident started at a Sushi Restaurant on Sahara and Cimmarron. They say the suspects tried to carjack a vehicle and police were called.

Eyewitnesses say the officers followed the suspects to the subdivision on Edna, and that's when the shooting occurred. Police say two men were taken into custody late last night.

Metro says they cannot confirm how the shooting started or the events leading up to it. They are interviewing several suspects at this time.

This is the third officer involved shooting this year.

While the officer succesfully made it through surgery, he may have to go through more procedures. Both injured officers worked with the Southwest Area Command.

Their names should be released late Wednesday.

The coroner will release the name of the suspect.

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Brian in Mesa

Names of Injured Metro Officers Released

March 1, 2007

Metro police have released the names of the two officers involved in a deadly shooting earlier this week.

Officer Dale Jones, 52, was grazed by a bullet during shootout Monday morning.

Officer Ricardo Lara, 27, was shot by the suspect and remains hospitalized in serious condition. Thursday, a family member of Officer Lara spoke only to Eyewitness News.

The latest is that Officer Lara came out of surgery Thursday morning. It is a difficult time for not only the family but also for the entire police department. The camper Metro has set up at University Medical Center for the officer's family symbolizes the tight-knit family bond that officers share.

The family is relieved that Officer Ricardo Lara survived. He was ambushed at a home near West Sahara and Cimarron by a suspect who fled from police. He was shot six times.

The family prepared a statement thanking the community. Officer Lara's brother-in-law read it.

"On behalf of the Lara family, we would like to thank the entire community for its support during this most difficult time. Officer Lara is in serious but stable condition and is continuing to improve. Once again, we would like to thank you for your continued support and prayers," Peter Gariano said.

Gariano emphasized that Ricardo is a hero for protecting the community.

"Ricardo was 27 years old, a Las Vegas native and an all-around good kid. He always wanted to be a police officer, sure enough wanted to become a police officer and served his community well," he continued.

Gariano is a Henderson marshal. He doesn't speak for Metro, but it's clear the incident hits close to home for many officers.

"Sheriff Gillespie and the officers when they say they are one big family, they mean it. There must have been 1,000 officers here to show their support in the past two days. We are so overwhelmed," he said.

The camper the department has set up is a much needed temporary house of prayer.

"Ten-thousand things have been running through the heads of the officers that have been in and out of here and we just pray that we are safe every single day," Gariano added.

Officer Lara, he says, is one of many heroes.

Instead of flowers, Officer Lara's brother-in-law says the family would prefer donations be made to the injured police officers fund.

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Shane H

Sorry just saw this gee. No I did not know either of the cops personally. I did know about it obviously. This is a major story especially when cops on your own department are shot. We have had more cops shot in the line of duty in my 10 years on the dept then the previous 50+ years combined. This city is getting insane.

Both the cops that were shot were extremely lucky. Based on the circumstances of the call. Whats scary is I have chased people into homes under very similar circumsatnces and come out unscathed. Gotten into some really bad fights while taking them into custody even with them having guns in their pockets etc... But was never opened up on like that in a confined space before. Makes it really eerie thinking of what coulda happened.

Im just really happy the fellow officer is going to survive.

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Gee!

My friend knows officer Lara.. Or Ricky as he calls him.. I heard about it and it aint pretty what happened..