Bodycam: Las Vegas Police Officer Struck 8 Times in Deadly Ambush
What to Know
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Austin Abdelnabi, 30, died after being shot eight times when a gunman immediately opened fire as the police officer arrived to investigate reports of an armed man on Aug. 5.
- Metro released body camera footage showing the suspect, 21-year-old Angel Tywan Lucas Lindsey, firing multiple rounds at Abdelnabi before Officer Enrique Molinet arrived and returned fire, striking the suspect.
- Authorities said Lucas Lindsey fired 15 rounds, had additional ammunition on his body, legally purchased the handgun and had previous police contacts related to mental health concerns.
Walsh said Abdelnabi, 30, did not fire his weapon and was hit eight times by Lucas Lindsey, who continued to fire in Abdelnabi’s direction as Lucas Lindsey attempted to flee.
Officer Enrique Molinet, 29, arrived afterward and fired six shots from his Glock 9 mm handgun at Lucas Lindsey, who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest before shooting himself in the head. In total, Walsh said Lucas Lindsey fired 15 rounds from a 9 mm handgun. He had one round left in the chamber, 10 additional rounds in the gun’s extended magazine and two additional magazines with 18 and 28 rounds, respectively, on his body.
“Officer Abdelnabi arrived first, and he activated the emergency lights on his patrol vehicle as he exited the vehicle,” Walsh said Friday. “The suspect immediately charged at him, opening fire and striking him multiple times. Officer Molinet pulled up behind officer Abdelnabi. He saw the attack and exited his patrol vehicle. The suspect fired at Officer Molinet, who returned fire, striking the suspect.”
Abdelnabi was rushed to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Records from the Clark County coroner’s office listed his cause of death as “Gunshot wound of right arm and torso.”
Walsh said one of the rounds fired at Abdelnabi hit his body camera. The camera was sent to its manufacturer, Axon, in Phoenix, and was then transferred to another company in an effort to determine whether the footage could be retrieved.
