On August 1, 2024, at approximately 9:07 p.m., officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department were dispatched to the 3400 Blk of Oro Grande Blvd. in reference to a domestic violence call. During the course of that investigation, an officer-involved shooting occurred. 

Detectives with the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office have been called in to conduct the investigation into the shooting. It is standard protocol to have an outside agency investigate an officer-involved shooting incident.

No officers or subjects were injured during this incident. The investigation is ongoing, and the names of the officers and subject involved in the incident are not being released at this time.

Any further media inquiries in reference to this incident should be routed to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.

Public Information Officer: Sergeant Kyle Ridgway (928) 855-1171

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MCSO RELEASE

OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING INVESTIGATION- LAKE HAVASU CITY
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in Lake Havasu City on Thursday (8/1). At approximately 9:07 PM, officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department were dispatched to the 3400 Blk of Oro Grande Blvd. in reference to a domestic violence call.

During the course of the investigation, it was learned that the officer and the suspect, identified as Damien Michael Myers (32 of Lake Havasu City), were involved in a physical altercation and the suspect brandished a firearm. The officer then discharged his weapon towards Myers but did not strike him. Myers then fled the scene on foot. He was later located and arrested without further incident and transported to the Mohave County Adult Detention Facility in Kingman for felony Aggravated Assault on an Officer.

This investigation is ongoing. It is standard procedure to have an outside agency investigate an officer-involved shooting incident. The involved LHCPD officer is currently on administrative leave, which is also customary in an officer-involved shooting incident.