LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said theyfound two people dead in northern Las Vegas Saturday afternoon in an apparent murder-suicide.
Police say a man and a woman in their 40's were found dead with gunshot wounds after a dispute at a home on east Hammer Lane and Donna Street.
KTNV's Angelina Dixson spoke to neighbors.
"It's nothing new. It's something we've been seeing a lot in these neighborhoods. Some gunshots late at night. There's kids always running around. So, we're always worried about their safety,” said Gloria Vera, who lives in the neighborhood.
Vera lives down the street from where police say the couple were found dead from gunshot wounds. They say the incident happened just before 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon, and its being investigated as a murder-suicide.
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“Right now, we believe that the male and female were both married. and they both were separated in their relationship,” said Lt. Jason Johansson with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
During a news conference, Lt. Johansson told us the man lived at the property where the couple was found, but he says the woman did not live at the home.
“We didn't hear anything or see anything because we were celebrating my mom's birthday. but when we came back, [this is her black car right here] we were worried something may have happened to her car,” said Vera.
She says she spends her time watching out for her property and trying to keep her family safe. She also said what seems to be a decent-looking neighborhood by day, is dark by night.
“In 2006 to now, it just doesn't surprise us anymore. It's something we hear every day,” said Vera.
She says gunshots can regularly be heard in the area, causing her family to think about moving.
