According to authorities, the killer in the Las Vegas law office killing had “very specific targets.”
Monday during a deposition hearing in a child custody case in a law office in a wealthy Las Vegas suburb, a man opened fire, killing two “very specific targets” before taking his own life, according to authorities.
Homicide by Las Vegas police At a press conference, Lt. Jason Johansson stated that the gunman, a 70-year-old male, shot and murdered a guy in his 50s and a lady in her 30s before taking his own life. According to Johansson, the shooting in the Summerlin neighborhood’s mid-rise office building took place a few minutes after Monday morning’s hearing started
Johansson remarked, “It seems our two victims were very specific targets.”
According to Johansson, there were seven persons in the room when the shooting started. He claimed that the children at the core of the custody dispute were safe and accounted for, and the other four people—among them a court reporter—were able to flee swiftly and notify the police.
Johansson stated that the shooting occurred in suite No. 560, which is the address of Las Vegas lawyer Dennis Prince’s legal firm, Prince legal Group. However, she did not name the victims or the gunman.
The Prince Law Group released a statement on Monday night saying, “With deep sadness, we would like to thank everyone who has reached out to us with heartfelt messages of concern and sympathy over the tragic violence that occurred this morning in our offices.”
Not immediately available was information on the shooter and the victims, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
Following the shooting, Johansson said, investigators looked through the shooter’s red Ford Expedition outside the six-story office building. He kept quiet about what was discovered within.
Approximately 13 miles (21 kilometers) in length, the Summerlin hamlet is situated 30 minutes west of the Las Vegas Strip along the western fringe of the city.