The criminal investigation into Ezekiel Elliott over his Las Vegas altercation with a security guard is officially underway, TMZ Sports has learned.
A rep for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept. tells us ... they were contacted by Kyle Johnson who claims he was the victim of a battery committed by the NFL star.
"This incident is under investigation," the spokesperson confirmed.
We reached out to Zeke's camp and a rep told us, "No comment."
As we previously reported, 19-year-old Johnson has stated he was going to file a police report over the May 19th incident at the Electric Daisy Carnival when Elliott knocked Johnson to the ground during a dispute in the parking lot.