Roll of Honor
Donald Charles Weese
Incident
Police Officer Donald Weese was killed while responding to a call for help from an officer who was under fire. He was responding along with a trainee and entered an intersection. Another vehicle also entered the intersection broadside the patrol car, causing it to spin into a light post. Officer Weese was killed instantly and his trainee sustained other injuries. Officer Weese had served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Weese gave the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Las Vegas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Weese.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Donald Charles Weese is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 8 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald Charles Weese's cause is highlighted.
How Donald Charles Weese Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Charles Weese is highlighted in Oct.
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