Recognition delivered: Trauma kits, medical training helped Metro officers save UNLV professor’s life at campus shooting

When Metro Police Officers Ty Vesperas and Jacob Noriega arrived at the UNLV campus in response to an active shooter call in December, their focus ...     [RECOGNITION DELIVERED: TRAUMA KITS, MEDICAL TRAINING HELPED METRO OFFICERS SAVE UNLV PROFESSOR’S LIFE AT CAMPUS SHOOTING]( [When Metro Police Officers Ty Vesperas and Jacob Noriega arrived at the UNLV campus in response to an active shooter call in December, their focus was on apprehending the violent gunman. But as soon as the two arrived at UNLV’s Beam Hall, they saw a professor limping toward them with a gunshot wound. They immediately shifted priorities, with Noriega applying a tourniquet to the victim and Vesperas providing cover, still unaware of where the shooter might be.]( [IN NOD TO UNIONS, SENATOR’S GUEST FOR SPEECH IS IBEW ELECTRICIAN FROM NEVADA]( [Las Vegas electrician Melenie Zavala has always enjoyed being part of a larger movement. That’s what brought her to the building trades in the first place. Honored in 2022 as the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers apprentice of the year, Zavala has worked on projects ranging from solar developments to Las Vegas resorts.]( [ACLU STILL SEEKING CCSDPD RECORDS IN DURANGO INCIDENT]( [The ACLU of Nevada is still fighting the Clark County School District for the internal investigative file on the district police officer who threw a student to the ground during a violent encounter last year with a group of predominantly Black teens.]( [TEACHERS UNION APPEALS STATE LABOR BOARD’S DECISION ON BONUSES FOR TEACHERS]( [The Clark County Education Association is appealing the state labor board’s decision allowing Clark County School District principals to directly give bonuses to teachers using specialized funding.]( [UNLV BASKETBALL PEAKING, EYEING PATH TO POSTSEASON]( [Is UNLV the best team in the Mountain West? It would have been unthinkable to ask that question six weeks ago, after a home loss to Air Force dropped the Scarlet and Gray to 9-9 overall and 2-4 in Mountain West play.](   MOST READ: [Las Vegas police: Drive-by shooting by man on bike leaves 2 dead, 1 wounded](  [Police: Former congressional candidate in custody in Las Vegas homicide]( [UNLV’s defensive leader Jackson Woodard is a man on a mission]( [Help is available for ailing Golden Knights as trade deadline nears]( [Man charged with fraudulently issuing concealed carry licenses in Nevada](   [Facebook](  [X](     Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( Sent by gmginfo@gmgvegas.com