Off-Duty Las Vegas Officer, Wife Fatally Shoot Man Attacking Woman

An off-duty Las Vegas Metro Police officer and his wife shot and killed a man last week in their front yard in Boulder City after they said they saw the man strangling a woman. That woman told police she thought the man was going to kill her.

The shooting happened just after 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 in Boulder City, LVMPD Capt. Kurt McKenzie said last week.

The department identified the officer involved as Cesar Ibarra, 48. During the shooting, Ibarra fired two rounds. Police did not say how many rounds his wife fired, 8News reports.

Officer Ibarra told Boulder City Police officers he heard a “commotion” in the backyard of a neighbor’s house. Ibarra said he saw Boshard “trying to pull [a clothesline] out of the ground” before he saw Boshard “body slam” a woman onto the ground, get on top of her, and hit her in the face, Assistant Sheriff Jamie Prosser said.

Ibarra went outside and was able to get the victim to a chair in front of his house, but Boshard followed Ibarra and the two began fighting, Prosser said.

Boshard “slammed” Ibarra’s head into a vehicle in the driveway, Prosser said. Boshard was also able to “incircle his arm around [Ibarra’s] neck” and Ibarra’s wife grabbed a gun.

Ibarra was able to get free from Boshard and drew his gun, identifying himself as a police officer, and gave “several” commands for Boshard to get on the ground and back away.

Despite commands, Boshard moved toward the victim, causing both Ibarra and his wife to fire at him.