Veteran Metro traffic officer dies of COVID-19

A 15-year seasoned Las Vegas constabulary serviceman has died from complications of COVID-19.

Officer Edward Contreras, 50, died Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police Department announced Thursday, marking astatine slightest the seventh decease of an worker of the bureau tied to the disease.

Contreras was assigned to Metro’s postulation bureau time displacement astatine the clip of his death.

Aside from his instrumentality enforcement career, Contreras served successful Somalia and Iraq arsenic portion of the Marine Corps.

When not working, Contreras enjoyed fishing, woodworking and spending clip with his family. He is survived by his woman Stephanie, lad Aaron, begetter Edward, parent Gloria, sister Monica and his member Michael, who is assigned to Metro’s postulation bureau fatal detail.

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