Booing of fallen Las Vegas officer’s name at Trump rally sparks debate

“A moment meant to honor fallen Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Austin Abdelnabi during a President Donald Trump rally Wednesday in Las Vegas took an unexpected turn after some members of the crowd could be heard booing when his name was mentioned. However, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo quickly corrected the reaction. “So, I know Pastor Teis spoke about Officer Abdelnabi a few moments ago. No, no, we are not booing him. He is the officer that passed away here recently,” Gov. Lombardo said. The brief exchange lasted only a few seconds, but the reaction has since drawn national attention and sparked an even broader conversation about whether moments of tragedy have become influenced by the nation’s growing political divide. MORE: https://news3lv.com/news/local/booing-of-fallen-las-vegas-officers-name-at-trump-rally-sparks-debate _______________ Never miss an upload from News 3 Las Vegas! Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/News3LasVegas/?sub_confirmation=1  Follow News 3 on social media: News 3 Las Vegas on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/News3LasVegas/ News 3 Las Vegas on X: https://twitter.com/news3lv News 3 Las Vegas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/news3lv/ For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.news3lv.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://news3lv.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us:  Email us: news@news3lv.com  Call the Newsroom: 702-657-3150 #ksnv #News3LasVegas #localnews #lasvegas #nevada #video #news #governor #crowd #rally #redrock #fallenofficer #jeering #politicaldivide #unlv KSNV NBC News 3 Las Vegas covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Las Vegas, Nevada area including Paradise, Spring Valley, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Indian Springs, Sloan, Searchlight, Laughlin and Nellis.”