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Mario Lawrence Martinez

Gender : Male

Age : 43

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/12/2021

Location : 5600 block E Lake Mead Boulevard

City : Las Vegas

County : Clark

State : Nevada

Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Officer(s) :Officer Ramon Hiestand

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On October 12, 2021, at approximately 9:33 a.m., Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to an apartment on E Lake Mead Blvd for an assault and battery call. The victim's current boyfriend reported that her ex-boyfriend, Mario Lawrence Martinez, had been harassing them, fired shots, and forcibly entered the apartment to kidnap the woman at gunpoint. Martinez attempted to escape in her car, which wouldn't start, leading him to flee with her on foot. They were located near a shopping center at about 10:50 a.m. Martinez, still armed, did not comply with police orders to surrender, moving through the shopping center, and eventually breaking into a box truck in an alley, where he also shot out its window. During this standoff, Officer Ramon Hiestand and other officers engaged Martinez. After Martinez pointed his gun at officers, the woman escaped, and Hiestand shot him. Martinez continued to fire while on the ground. He fired until he shot and killed Martinez.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/28/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

1. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/oct/14/metro-identifies-officer-involved-in-fatal-shootin/
2. https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/metro-identifies-officer-suspected-kidnapper-in-fatal-southeast-shooting-2459557/
3. https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-police-officer-ois-suspect-east-valley-kidnapping
4. https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/man-held-ex-girlfriend-at-gunpoint-moments-before-deadly-shooting-las-vegas-police-say