Roll of Honor
Victor Antoine Hunter
Incident
Correctional Officer Victor Hunter suffered a medical emergency after responding to a code red emergency at the Clark County Detention Center.
When a fight erupted between two inmates, Officer Victor ran up three flights of stairs and separated the inmates. Two hours later, he felt ill, clutching his chest and vomiting. A nurse administered anti-nausea medicine and sent him home. Officer Hunter was traveling home, southbound on Main Street, when he hit a vehicle in front of him, spun his tires, and crashed into a concrete wall at the corner of Main Street and Bonneville Avenue. He was transported to University Medical Center, where he died.
Officer Hunter had served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Hunter gave the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Las Vegas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Hunter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Victor Antoine Hunter is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In NV, 14 of 146 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.6% of this state's fallen. That is 9.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 5 of 25 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Victor Antoine Hunter's cause is highlighted.
How Victor Antoine Hunter Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Victor Antoine Hunter is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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