LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — UPDATE | August 12
Following a candlelit vigil for Officer Austin Abdelnabi, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) has shared details regarding his funeral procession.
HONORING OFFICER AUSTIN ZADE ABDELNABI
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) August 12, 2026
We invite members of our community to safely line the procession route and pay their respects as we honor fallen Officer Austin Zade Abdelnabi.
On Friday, the procession will depart Palm Mortuary, 1600 South Jones Boulevard, at… pic.twitter.com/9mL1fFFl5g
The procession will begin around 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 14 from Palm Mortuary, located at 1600 South Jones Boulevard.
It will continue on through Jones Boulevard, where LVMPD said it will enter I-11 south before merging southbound onto I-15.
From there, the procession is expected to exit at Sahara Avenue, heading east to turn onto Las Vegas Boulevard, then going toward I-215 east.
The procession will finish after traveling north on I-11 and exiting at Russell Road, when it will arrive at Central Church, located at 1001 New Beginnings Drive.
According to Metro, drivers can expect delays in traffic "in and around the procession route and the church" until around 10 a.m.
"Those wishing to show their support are encouraged to gather along the surface-street portions of the route where it is safe and lawful to do so," police shared in a post on social media.
ORIGINAL STORY
The Las Vegas community is stepping up to honor the life of a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer who was killed in the line of duty on August 4.
Austin Abdelnabi, 30, was identified as the LVMPD officer who was shot and killed in the area of Mountain Vista Street and Hacienda Avenue. Sheriff Kevin McMahill described the shooting as an "ambush," and Undersheriff Andrew Walsh said Abdelnabi did not fire his service weapon during the encounter.
The Injured Police Officers Fund, or IPOF, is the official fundraising organization supporting Abdelanbi's family in the aftermath of his death. He leaves behind his wife, Sage, his parents and three siblings.
A memorial service for Abdelnabi is scheduled to be held on Friday morning at 10 a.m. at Central Church.
The Las Vegas community has also been invited to support his family through an IPOF fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 15. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Nevada Coin Mart, located at Jones Boulevard and Flamingo Road. The IPOF said all proceeds from the fundraiser will go directly to Abdelnabi's family.
"People can drop off their donations at the location, and also we will be selling his memorial T-shirt and bracelets," explained Minddie Lloyd of the IPOF.
Lloyd said the bracelets will have his name, the agency he worked with and his end-of-watch date.
The T-shirts will sell for $20 and bracelets at $10.
Lloyd lost her husband, Eric Lloyd, who was a Metro Police Lieutenant, in 2020 after a battle with COVID-19.
"Nothing that you say can ever ease the pain of losing a loved one," she said.
A candlelight vigil on Friday night brought the community together to rally around Abdelnabi's family at Police Memorial Park. Those in attendance included many men and women of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department as well as Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, the former LVMPD sheriff.
WATCH | A candlelight vigil at Police Memorial Park honors Officer Austin Abdelnabi
Community members wishing to help can make monetary donations through the IPOF, which says contributions made through its official channels will go directly to Officer Abdelnabi's family.
In a statement, the IPOF called Officer Abdelnabi "a son, a loved one, a friend, and a guardian of our community," adding that his service and sacrifice "will never be forgotten."
WATCH | Remembering Officer Austin Abdelnabi:
Channel 13 will carry live coverage of Abdelnabi's memorial service on Friday morning.
