A service was held for corrections officer Kyle Eng on Monday in Las Vegas.
Eng died earlier this month at the City of Las Vegas Jail. He was found unconscious at the jail on July 19. He was 51 years of age at the time of his death.
According to Facebook post by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Eng died after being involved in a fight with an inmate. However, the Clark County coroner has not released an official cause of death.
Services were held at Canyon Ridge Christian Church.
The family of the corrections officer described him as a role model after his death.
. @LasVegasFD honor Corrections Officer Kyle Eng with the Honor Guard Flag outside @canyonridge, where the officer’s services are taking place at 10 a.m. pic.twitter.com/DlpA3uC0w0
— City of Las Vegas (@CityOfLasVegas) July 30, 2018
Officers from all over the valley are lined up outside @canyonridge to honor Corrections Officer Kyle Eng. pic.twitter.com/ma3I7ti3QL
— City of Las Vegas (@CityOfLasVegas) July 30, 2018
Services have begun for Corrections Officer Kyle Eng. He had been with the city’s Department of Public Safety since January of this year. pic.twitter.com/cGBUpfl2kQ
— City of Las Vegas (@CityOfLasVegas) July 30, 2018
Today, we celebrate the life of Corrections Officer Kyle Eng, a member of our Department of Public Safety who died while on duty on July 19. Read his obituary: https://t.co/HS03Ekewcu pic.twitter.com/dmAqa7gh6P
— City of Las Vegas (@CityOfLasVegas) July 30, 2018
Corrections Officer Kyle Eng’s services end with a multi agency honor guard detail which include a 21 gun salute 💙 pic.twitter.com/rOk86j9Ojh
— City of Las Vegas (@CityOfLasVegas) July 30, 2018
“Officer Eng is loved & remembered by many for his strong sense of humor, willingness to help others, non-judgmental advice, forgiveness, integrity, the example he set to always be the best in whatever you do in life and for how much he loved and took pride in his family.” RIP 💙 pic.twitter.com/liAd47Wxg3
— City of Las Vegas (@CityOfLasVegas) July 30, 2018
