Coroner officially IDs victims of Las Vegas law office shooting
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Clark County coroner has officially identified the two people killed Monday in a shooting at a Summerlin law office, and the man who shot and killed them before dying by suicide.
Joe Houston II, 77, killed Dennis Prince, 57; and Ashley Prince, 30, before shooting himself, officials confirmed Tuesday. The office did not provide the cause nor manners of death.
The 8 News Now Investigators identified all three people on Monday through sources.
Joe Houston II shot and killed the Princes in Dennis Prince’s fifth-floor office in a building near Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa during a deposition Monday, sources confirmed. Joe Houston II was there to represent his son, Dylan Houston, in a custody dispute with his former wife, Ashley Prince.
The Princes recently had a child together, friends confirmed to the 8 News Now Investigators. Both also had children from previous marriages.
“Our family is in a state of profound shock and sadness at yesterday’s events,” a spokesperson for the Houston family said in a statement Tuesday. “We ask for prayers and privacy as we try to navigate the coming days. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is still conducting their investigation and as that continues, speculation about details of the incident only serves to add trauma to our already grieving and overwhelmed families. We have full faith in Metro’s efforts and will leave all future comment to them as their investigation unfolds.”
“With profound sadness, Prince Law Group 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,” a spokesperson for the law group said Monday evening. “We ask that you please respect the privacy of the families involved.”
Those needing victim services can call 702-455-AIDE (2433).
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