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Las Vegas police mourn loss of veteran officer who died at 38

The Metropolitan Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its veteran officers.

According to the department, Detective Hamric “Ham” Singh died suddenly last Thursday from a medical condition.

Police said Singh, who was a 14-year veteran of the department, was 38 years old.

Throughout his time with Las Vegas police, Singh served in patrol, SWAT, the drone unit and the major violators unit.

“Our thoughts are with his family,” police said on social media.

No further information was released by the department.

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