Las Vegas Sun

March 18, 2024

2 critical after attempted murder-suicide, police say

Shooting

Metro Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide attempt today in Las Vegas.

At 5:20 p.m., authorities responded to reports of a shooting on the 1000 block of East Oakey Boulevard, near South Tenth Street. A man shot a woman and then shot himself, Metro Lt. David Valenta said.

Police believe the shooting was related to a domestic dispute, Valenta said, but the relation of the two people was not immediately available.

Both the man and woman survived the gunshot wounds and have been transported to hospitals in critical condition.

The shooting is still under investigation, and this story will be updated as information becomes available.

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