LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a suspect is in custody after a shooting Thursday afternoon.
Police were on the scene in the west valley at the 3900 block of South Jones Boulevard, responding to multiple people shot. The shooting occurred around 2:42 p.m. near Jones Boulevard and Flamingo Road.
On Friday, the suspect involved in the shooting was identified as 38-year-old Roidan Durruthy-Mendoza.
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Lt. Jason Johansson provided more information on LVMPD's investigation. He said officers from the Spring Valley Area Comand responded to a report of a shooting.
Officers were taken to the northeast corner of the apartment complex at the location and quickly entered a residence to find three people shot and one stabbed.
Police said the three people shot were taken to UMC Trauma for further attention. Johansson said of the three shot, there was a man in his 30s with a gunshot wound, a mother in her 30s now deceased, and a woman in her 40s related to the deceased with a gunshot wound.
A 14-year-old girl had a laceration to her hand but was treated on scene. A 2-year-old was also at the scene of the shooting but was unharmed.
A preliminary investigation by police revealed that the deceased mother and her "estranged ex-husband," Durruthy-Mendoza had a dispute. He showed up at the apartment and started banging on the door. Police said he started shooting and gained entry inside.
Once he entered, police said he started to shoot several family members.
The suspect left the scene before police arrived. However, police obtained information on the suspect's residence, which was located on Spring Mountain and Torrey Pines. When police arrived, the suspect's white truck was gone.
Moments later, police said the suspect drove to LVMPD Headquarters and approached police. Johansson said police made contact quickly because they were aware of the suspect description and vehicle. He was taken into custody but treated for lacerations on his back.
Police reported that the scene was not an "active shooter situation."
