LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released more information regarding the first two officer-involved shootings of the year.
On Tuesday, Jan. 6, officers responded to a domestic battery incident after receiving a 911 text from a woman asking for help, stating that a man, now known as 44-year-old Justin Walsh, had a gun and was threatening the woman.
Watch the full briefing, which includes body-camera footage from domestic battery incident
FULL BRIEFING: LVMPD shares more details on 1st officer-involved shooting of 2026.
Officers were dispatched to the 9200 block of Russell Road after tracing the message. Afterwards, police say they received another 911 call from the same phone, in which a woman was heard crying and then disconnected. The 911 dispatcher called back, and a man answered the phone, preventing the woman from speaking…