Las Vegas Police Involved in Recent Shootings Near Strip

The name of the police officer involved in a shooting Friday morning west of the Las Vegas Strip has been released by the Metropolitan Police Department. Officer Martin Biorato, 30, has been placed on routine paid administrative leave pending the outcome of a review of the incident.

He has been with the Metropolitan Police Department since 2022 and is assigned to Metro's Tourist Safety Division, Convention Center Area Command. The shooting occurred just after 1:10 a.m. Friday as units near West Twain Avenue and South Valley View Boulevard were conducting a traffic stop for an unregistered vehicle.

As the officers were attempting to identify the vehicle's occupants, one of the passengers ran away. Police said he was chased to the 3600 block of South Procyon Street, where he was found hiding behind several parked cars in a parking lot.

The man refused to comply with officers' commands and began reaching into his waistband area. An officer deployed a less lethal option in an attempt to take the suspect into custody, which was ineffective.

The suspect advanced toward officers, causing one of the officers to discharge his firearm, striking the suspect. Metro Captain Ryan Wiggins stated that officers believed the man was armed, but did not specify if a weapon had been found in the man's possession.

The shooting was Metro's seventh officer-involved shooting in 2025. The suspect, identified through Metro booking records as Wunya Lynum, 24, was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Lynum, who is being held at the Clark County Detention Center, is scheduled for a court hearing Tuesday. Contact Tony Garcia at [email protected] or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on X.