Overview
- Officer Austin “Zade” Abdelnabi, 30, was shot and later died at University Medical Center after he was ambushed by a man while exiting his patrol car responding to a report of someone waving a gun on Tuesday.
- The Clark County coroner identified the gunman as 21‑year‑old Angel Tywan Lucas Lindsey, who was shot by police and fatally shot himself at the scene; his exact cause and manner of death remain pending.
- Undersheriff Andrew Walsh said the suspect fired multiple times at Abdelnabi, striking him eight times, and that a second officer, Enrique Molinet, returned fire during the encounter.
- Metro has opened its standard 72‑hour administrative review, placed Officer Enrique Molinet on routine paid leave, and is working with Axon to try to retrieve Abdelnabi’s currently unreadable body‑worn camera footage.
- A vigil and a funeral service for Abdelnabi are scheduled for mid‑August, and officials note the shooting is part of a series of officer‑involved shootings this year that will shape the ongoing departmental review and public scrutiny.