On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department marked a somber anniversary on social media, posting an End of Watch remembrance for Officer Russell L. Peterson Jr. Peterson, 40, was killed during an ice-climbing training exercise on Mount Charleston on March 24, 1998. He served in Metro’s Search and Rescue Section and had been with the department since 1990.
Official record and memorial
According to LVMPD, Officer Russell Lee Peterson Jr. joined the department on April 17, 1990, and was assigned to the Search and Rescue Section. Department records note that…..