Family of Las Vegas attorney who killed ex-daughter-in-law, new husband in law office shooting: ‘We ask for prayers and privacy’
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The family of Joe Houston II, the attorney accused of shooting his former daughter-in-law and her lawyer husband before turning the gun on himself, released a statement Tuesday about 24 hours following the deadly shooting at a law office.
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Attorney Dennis Prince and his wife, Ashley Prince, were killed in the shooting on the fifth floor of an office building near Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa during a deposition Monday, sources confirmed. Houston was there to represent his son, Dylan Houston, in a custody dispute with his former wife, Ashley Prince.
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“Our family is in a state of profound shock and sadness at yesterday’s events. 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.”
Houston Family
The Princes recently had a child together, friends confirmed to the 8 News Now Investigators. Both also had children from previous marriages.
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