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Officer killed in east Las Vegas shooting Tuesday identified - The Sun Daily · Las Vegas Sun

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  SPEAKER_00: It's Wednesday, August 5th.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here are today's top stories from the Las Vegas Sun.
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  SPEAKER_00: We begin with tragic news.
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  SPEAKER_00: A Metro police officer has been killed in the line of duty after being struck during a gun battle with an armed suspect near East Tropicana Avenue and Mount Vista Street Tuesday afternoon.
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  SPEAKER_00: Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill identified the officer as Austin Abul Dhabi, a 30-year-old Marine veteran who had served with the department since 2023.
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  SPEAKER_00: In other news, with President Donald Trump visiting Las Vegas this afternoon, Governor Joe Lombardo is walking a careful political line.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's locked in a tight re-election race against Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford, and he's kept a calculated distance from Trump.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's because Ford is pinning Las Vegas' tourism decline on Trump's immigration and tariff policies.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Democrats say Lombardo is also to blame by proxy, and because he's not standing up to Trump.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course, Lombardo is trying to appeal to both the Republican MAGA voters and the nonpartisan voters he'll need to beat Ford in a race, polling experts say will be neck and neck.
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  SPEAKER_00: In other news, a new survey finds about a third of Southern Nevada High School students have vaped.
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  SPEAKER_00: E-cigarettes remain the most commonly used tobacco product among youth nationwide, according to the CDC.
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  SPEAKER_00: And lastly, in sports, UNLV football received 17 votes in the preseason coaches poll to rank 38th.
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  SPEAKER_00: More important, they're second among the group of six schools.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember, one of those schools will be part of the 12 team college football playoff.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a reality for UNLV.
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  SPEAKER_00: They should be in contention, and it should be a fun season when they kick off August 29th.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's your news for today.
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