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An exchange of gunfire Sunday evening between police and suspects in a previous shooting led to two people being injured, one critically, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Metro Capt.
A Metro Police officer who shot and injured a knife-wielding woman on Friday was identified by the department today as Sgt. Esmeralda Boveda. Boveda responded to a domestic disturbance call about ...
LVMPD officers were shot at while investigating a drive-by; two suspects were hospitalized after an officer fired back.
A woman shot by Metro Police Sgt. Esmeralda Boveda last week had reportedly charged at Boveda with a knife, department officials said today.. Tania Torres-Espinoza, 50, was carrying a knife over ...
Capt. Esmeralda Boveda speaks to journalists after an officer-involved shooting in a neighborhood off of Patrick Lane on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Las Vegas. One person, ...
A man is dead after he was shot by a Metropolitan Police Department officer Saturday afternoon in southwest Las Vegas. Metro Capt. Esmeralda Boveda said police received a call just before 2 p.m ...
In a separate briefing at about 5:15 p.m., Metro Captain Esmeralda Boveda said it was still too soon to determine a motive. Other details, like the weapon used by the shooter, ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Authorities have identified a 29-year-old Las Vegas officer who shot and wounded a woman who was wielding a knife. Police say Officer Esmeralda Boveda is on paid administrative ...
UPDATE 6:30 P.M. SEPT. 21: The family of Tashii Farmer, the man killed after being put in a neck hold by a police officer, is responding to the police department's new use of force policies. The ...
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