A Las Vegas police officer and the suspect in a police shooting are dead Tuesday afternoon.

Officials with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said dispatch received a call just before 4 p.m. about a person with a firearm at a business in the 4500 block of East Tropicana Avenue.

Police officers and drones were dispatched to the area. The caller told police the person was waving the firearm and appeared to be intoxicated.

Police said officers made contact with the suspect, and a gun battle started.

A 30-year-old Las Vegas police officer was then worked on heroically by the Clark County Fire Department, other officers and EMS, LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill said. He was transported to UMC where nurses worked to save his life.

Unfortunately, our officer has passed, he said.

McMahill said the late officer was also a Marine veteran. He has been with Metro since November 2023.

Police said the suspect in the shooting also died at the scene.