LAS VEGAS – An officer with the Clark County School District Police Department was found unresponsive and died from an unspecified medical episode while on duty last week. He will be honored in the days to come.
Officer Andrew Craft died on Wednesday, Jan. 10, after a student found him unresponsive at Mojave High School. Fellow officers performed CPR on Craft to no avail, Clark County School Police Officers Association President Matthew Caldwell said, according to 8 News Now.
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Police Officer Andrew Craft
Clark County School District Police Department, Nevada
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Craft, 37, had been with the agency since 2018. Prior to that he served with the Nevada State Police, FOX 5 Las Vegas reported.
In addition to working as a patrol officer, Craft recently earned his motor officer certification.
Craft is survived by his father, a brother, and his 16-year-old son. A public memorial in his honor is set for 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 18, at Central Church in Henderson.