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Nevada State Sen. Pat Spearman 'rattled to her core' after son arrested for shooting

Nevada State Sen. Pat Spearman (D-District1) addresses constituents after her son's arrest for attempted murder. Spearman says her son was arrested for shooting her nephew, while the senator was not at home. She admonished any opponent who would seek to "politicize" the arrest. "This has rattled me to my core," she said, adding that, "As a mother, I support both the justice system and my son."

State Sen. Pat Spearman addresses son's arrest

By: KTNV Staff

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — State Senator Pat Spearman addressed a shooting at her North Las Vegas home that led to her son's arrest for attempted murder.

Spearman said she was attending a Halloween event at a local middle school when her son, 21-year-old Naonche Tamar Osborne, shot her nephew.

The Democratic state senator gave an emotional statement outside the North Las Vegas Community Correctional Center on Friday. WATCH IT HERE:

State senator addresses son's arrest for attempted murder

North Las Vegas police say officers responded to a home in the 4100 block of Erinbird Avenue, near Elkhorn Road and Aviary Way, on Thursday evening. There they found a male victim, believed to be in his 40s, with an apparent gunshot wound, officials told KTNV.

The victim was transported to University Medical Center's trauma center and is said to be recovering.

The suspected shooter, since identified as Spearman's son, Osborne, was located and arrested.

Osborne was booked into jail at 2:18 a.m. and held on charges including attempted murder, battery with use of a deadly weapon, and discharging a gun into an occupied structure or vehicle. All three charges are felonies.

Spearman, who represents District 1, was elected in 2012 and is currently running for Mayor of North Las Vegas.

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