06/10/2026
With deep respect and enduring gratitude, we honor the memory of LVMPD Detective Justin Michael Terry. End of watch: June 10, 2022.
Detective Terry joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in 2001 after earning a degree in Criminal Justice. He served in the Patrol Division and S*x Offender Apprehension Program and was a sworn Task Force Officer with the U.S. Marshals Service. In his last year on the job, he continued his work protecting children in the Homicide S*x Crimes Bureau, S*xual Assault and Abuse Section.
On June 10, 2022, Detective Terry was killed when a steel height-restriction beam โ installed to prevent over-height vehicles from entering a construction zone โ was struck and fell onto his department vehicle as he drove beneath it on the U.S. 95, near Route 215.
Over the course of his 21-year career with LVMPD, Detective Terry honored fallen officers by participating in the annual Cops on Top memorial hike. He also started the enduro program at Southeast Area Command, making it possible for officers to ride dual-sport motorcycles into hard-to-reach locations to serve unhoused individuals. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
Detective Terry was 45 years old. Today, we honor him for his leadership, courage and dedication to service. His legacy lives on in the programs he founded that changed our community for the better and the justice his work helped find for victims of violence.