Death by Cop- 2022

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Israel Molina *COP 1 of 2

Case # :1058

Gender : Male

Age : 42

Race : Latinx

Date : 07/17/2022

Location : 2500 block of Perryville Ave

City : Las Vegas

County : Clark

State : Nevada

Agency : North Las Vegas PD

Officer(s) :Israel Molina

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Officer Molina killed his daughter, then self

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

North Las Vegas PD responded to a call alleging a shooting. When they arrived, they found the wife of Las Vegas officer Israel Molina and her son who had just escaped the home. Officer Israel Molina and his daughter Sofia were inside. Officer Molina shot and killed his 12-year-old daughter, then committed suicide as police approached. He had been a Las Vegas Metropolitan PD officer for 6 years.

Source Links :

https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-police-respond-to-northwest-valley-homicide

https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2022/07/21/police-off-duty-north-las-vegas-cop-killed-daughter-murder-suicide/10122614002/

https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/07/18/north-las-vegas-police-officer-kills-daughter-self-leaves-wife-son-wounded/

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/nlv-police-officer-kills-daughter-self-police-say/