BOULDER CITY (KTNV) — UPDATE 10:39 a.m. 1/26/25: LVMPD have released the identity of the officer as 48-year-old Cesar Ibarra.
LVMPD said Officer Ibarra has been employed with the department since 2005 and is currently assigned to the Homeland Security Division, Airport Bureau.
Ibarra is on paid adminstrative leave as the incident is reviewed.
UPDATE 2:36 p.m. 1/24/25: A man is dead after an off-duty Metro police officer and his wife shot a man in their front yard on Friday morning.
The off-duty Metro officer and his wife heard a commotion coming from a neighboring house's backyard.
The off-duty Metro officer and his wife found a man on top of a woman, punching and strangling her.
The off-duty officer intervened and separated the man and the woman. The off-duty officer and his wife walked the woman to their home.
The man continued to follow the off-duty officer to the front yard. The off-duty officer gave several commands to the man to stop approaching.
The man did not stop and continued to approach, according to the Las Vegas Metro Police Department.
This prompted the off-duty officer and his wife to shoot the man.
"The male continued to advance on them causing the off-duty officer and his wife to shoot the subject striking him. He was later pronounced deceased in the front yard," said Metro Capt. Kurt McKenzie.
LVMPD arrived and took over the investigation.
It is not clear if the dispute between the man and the woman was domestic. How many shots were fired and how the suspect and man knew each other.
Meanwhile, residents we spoke with tell Channel 13 they were shocked to learn about what happened.
"Kind of shocking I guess. Hardly any violence occurs," said Ross Hailey.
This is a developing story.
Police are investigating a shooting in Boulder City Friday morning that involved a Las Vegas Metro officer.
Details are limited, but authorities confirmed the incident happened in the area of 6th Street and Avenue I.
Authorities also confirmed that no Boulder City police were involved and that there is no danger to the public.
LMVPD will share more details at 2 p.m.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department will help with the investigation.
We will update this report as more information is made available.









