Law enforcement experts weigh in on deadly shooting by Las Vegas police officer [Video]

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The number of shootings involving Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers has gone up drastically so far in 2024.

So far this year, there have been 13 such shootings — eight of them fatal. At this time last year, Metro officers had fired their weapons in six incidents, two of which were fatal.

After we shared the story of the most recent shooting involving a Metro officer — on Nov. 12 near Sunset Park — many viewers left comments on our social media platforms questioning the actions of the police officer who fired his service weapon.

That officer was identified as 26-year-old Alexander Bookman, who is now on routine administrative leave during an internal investigation.

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