Las Vegas security officer shoots man who fired AR-15 at him
Las Vegas NV June 29 2023 A security guard at a central Las Vegas condominium complex Friday shot a man who fired an AR-15 style rifle in the lobby, police said.\
At around 3:15 p.m., 32-year-old Andrew Warrender walked into the lobby of the Turnberry Towers, 322 E. Karen Ave., near Paradise Road, armed with an AR-15 style rifle. Warrender fired one shot at a security guard but his rifle malfunctioned.
As he exited the lobby the security guard shot Warrender several times in the thighs and abdomen, according to a Metropolitan Police Department arrest report.
Warrender was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and later charged with assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder and discharging a gun in an occupied structure.
Turnberry Towers employees said they recognized Warrender, according to the report, because he spent time at the complex visiting a relative who lived there. Police went up to the relative’s room for a welfare check and found a empty black case on a bed that appeared to be a case for the rifle.
Surveillance footage showed Warrender arrive in the valet area about an hour before the shooting. At around 3 p.m., he walked downstairs from the 36th floor to the lobby holding a rifle. The security guard who shot Warrender was detained by police but later released.
Warrender’s rifle was later determined to be a Stag Arms model Stag 6.8. According to police, Warrender required surgery and was booked in absentia.
He is due in court on Monday.
