Governor Lombardo orders flags to half-staff for Officer Austin Abdelnabi

Governor Joe Lombardo ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, August 14, 2026, to honor Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer Austin Abdelnabi. The order applies from sunrise to sunset at the Nevada State Capitol and all state public buildings and grounds.

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Governor Joe Lombardo ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer Austin Abdelnabi.

The proclamation was issued after Officer Abdelnabi was killed in the line of duty on August 4, 2026, while responding to an individual with a firearm.

According to the source, the flag order applies to the Nevada State Capitol and all state public buildings and grounds.

Flags are to be lowered from sunrise to sunset on Friday, August 14, 2026, in conjunction with Officer Abdelnabi’s funeral service.

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Last reviewed August 13, 2026