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Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 | 10:26 p.m.
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A woman was found dead Saturday in a North Las Vegas home and a man was critically injured in what police say appeared to be a shooting and attempted suicide. A 16-year-old girl who was in the house was not injured, police said.
Shortly before 5 p.m., officers were dispatched to a home in the 4900 block of Rancho Domingo Court regarding a domestic disturbance.
They heard gunshots from inside the home and, thinking they were under fire, took cover, police said. They quickly realized, however, that the shooting was contained inside the house and forced their way in, officials said.
They found a 38-year-old North Las Vegas woman who had apparently died of multiple gunshot wounds, police said. A 46-year-old man from Cibolo, Texas, was in critical condition with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
The teenager was barricaded inside another room.
Police said a preliminary investigation indicates the shooter and the female victim had a previous relationship and a child in common — not the teen in the home at the time.
It appears the man confronted the woman at the front of the house as she arrived home and the woman was almost immediately assaulted, police said. There are indications shots were fired prior to officers arriving, but exactly when the woman was fatally shot is under investigation, authorities said. Officers used force making entry into the home and some witnesses mistook the noise as gunfire by the officers, police said. None of the officers, however, used lethal force, police said.
There was only one minor injury to an officer; a cut from a broken window suffered as the officer entered the home.
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keep reaching for the stars, north las vegas!
Nice place, North Las Vegas. I've been thinking of buying a home there, but the homes are quite pricey. I do like the mix of the population, however. Reminds me of Boulder Highway. Another scenic area....
there's losers everywhere not just northtown, goofballs
That area is a pretty good one in newer North Las Vegas, not in Northtown. There is a big difference.
And like Lenny said, it can happen anywhere. You have no idea if your neighbor will someday go nuts and do the same to his or her family.
To all of the posters putting West LV into a little stigmatized box so that you don't hold more than one simple idea in your heads at a time, force yourself to note that crime stories, like this one, emerge from all over this sunny valley. Let the sun shine in to your dim, dimwit minds.
ditto Pinkstring. I'm surprised it does'nt happen more often these days withpeople struggling to make ends meet, stres about losing their jobs. the ones closest to you get the brunt of it.
Sadly, there are several suicides each week. They only make the news when it's a murder/suicide. People are going out into the desert, lake mead, hotels, etc and shooting themselves, as well as doing it at home. I don't think it will get any better until the economy improves.
it happens everywhere, but we get a story about north las vegas at least two times per week.
"it happens everywhere, but we get a story about north las vegas at least two times per week".
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North Las Vegas is now quite a large part of Las Vegas, so which designated area of NLV are YOU speaking of specifically?
proof we are raising weak people these days...i dont care if i loose everything... im not quiting i would never take my life even if you live on the streets of any town in the USA your better off than half the world......cowards life is hard it allways has been.....
"...cowards life is hard it allways has been"
I'll second that. And the cowards who take others down with them, as in this case, are the worst of them all.
if someone wishes to end their life, let them do it. it is their body and their life. If people are that stupid and pathetic and complete idiots. please do us all a favor and get it done and please end your worthless lifes!!!
DTJ, I actually agree with on this.
If you are thinking of hurting yourself go to a hospital and tell them. You will get help.
Getalife,
"DTJ, I actually agree with on this."
Sir, you are a scholar and a gentleman!!
there seems to be a permanent black cloud over the north las vegas city limits.
the guy was an ex boyfriend, the killing had nothing to do with north las vegas except thats where she lived.
Will the domestic violence ever end? Anger is one thing but killing a women because you can't control yourself, well that's assanine.
To those of you that abuse your spouses:
BEATING ON SOMEONE THAT IS WEAKER OR A WOMEN, ONLY SHOWS YOUR STUPIDITY. THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH DOES NOT TELL PEOPLE HOW SMART YOU ARE, YOUR ACTIONS DO. God, I can't believe how flippen crazy people can be. People of our time has no conscience anymore. :~(