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Suspect in Las Vegas woman's murder found dead by police

Charles Anthony Falsetta Jr. mugshot
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Updated, as of 5 p.m. on August 15:

40-year-old Charles Anthony Falsetta Jr. has been found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say.

He was the suspect in the homicide of a woman killed in the valley on Sunday, August 13.

Original story on August 14:
Police in Las Vegas have identified a suspect in the apparent shooting of a mom in a gated neighborhood on August 13.

Officers with LVMPD are looking for 40-year-old Charles Anthony Falsetta Jr. in connection with the death of a woman on the 9000 block of Palmas Altas Street.

Investigators are asking the public for assistance locating Falsetta, who they say is considered armed and dangerous.

On Sunday, police got a call from a teenage girl who found her mom shot the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. LVMPD then launched a homicide investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to immediately contact police. The LVMPD Homicide Section can be reached by phone at 702-828-3521 or by email at homicide@lvmpd.com.

There is also a way to remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or at Crimestoppersofnev.com