Current:Home > Markets3 dead, including gunman, after shooting inside Las Vegas law office, police say -GlobalInvest
3 dead, including gunman, after shooting inside Las Vegas law office, police say
View
Date:2025-04-19 13:36:38
A shooting Monday inside a law office in the affluent Summerlin neighborhood of Las Vegas left three people dead, including the shooter, police said.
Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference that investigators believe the shooter killed himself.
"I want to make sure our community understands there is no further threat," he said.
McMahill said the victims were a man and a woman. The names of the dead have not been released,
but Robert Eglet, a friend of the victims, identified them to CBS News as married couple Dennis and Ashley Prince.
According to Eglet, Dennis Prince, a well-known attorney in the area, was representing his wife in a domestic dispute with her ex-husband, Dylan Houston. While Houston was being deposed by Dennis Prince, Houston's father, Joe Houston — who is also a lawyer and was defending his son in the deposition — shot Dennis and Ashley Prince and then himself.
According to McMahill, the shooting was reported just after 10 a.m. at a law office on the fifth floor of a mid-rise office building in the masterplanned community. He did not confirm if the shooter knew the victims or whether the victims were employees of the law office.
The sheriff said police officers were still working to clear the building and evacuate the people sheltered inside, while investigators were searching the shooter's vehicle in the office building's parking garage.
Summerlin spans roughly 13 miles along the city's western edge, about 30 minutes west of the Las Vegas Strip.
- In:
- Crime
- Las Vegas
- Shootings
veryGood! (51462)
Related
- The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
- Flush with federal funds, dam removal advocates seize opportunity to open up rivers, restore habitat
- NCAA Division I board proposes revenue distribution units for women's basketball tournament
- E! Exclusive Deal: Score 21% off a Relaxing Aromatherapy Bundle Before Back-to-School Stress Sets In
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- Caeleb Dressel on his Olympics, USA swimming's future and wanting to touch grass
- Texas inmate Arthur Lee Burton to be 3rd inmate executed in state in 2024. What to know
- Georgia election board says counties can do more to investigate election results
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- Jack Black says Tenacious D 'will be back' following Kyle Gass' controversial comments
Ranking
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- Astros' Framber Valdez loses no-hitter with two outs in ninth on Corey Seager homer
- Striking video game actors say AI threatens their jobs
- How M. Night Shyamalan's 'Trap' became his daughter Saleka's 'Purple Rain'
- Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
- All the 2024 Olympic Controversies Shadowing the Competition in Paris
- What investors should do when there is more volatility in the market
- Stocks bounced back Tuesday, a day after a global plunge
Recommendation
All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
Marathon swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 is trying it again
Maryland’s Moore joins former US Sen. Elizabeth Dole to help veterans
Climate Advocates Rally Behind Walz as Harris’ VP Pick
Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
A judge has branded Google a monopolist, but AI may bring about quicker change in internet search
Southern California rattled by 5.2 magnitude earthquake, but there are no reports of damage
Astros' Framber Valdez loses no-hitter with two outs in ninth on Corey Seager homer