LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A woman told Las Vegas police she never met or spoke to the man who shot her inside her home.
Las Vegas police released the arrest report for Kevin Filliger to FOX5. He faces charges of attempted murder, kidnapping to the first degree, burglary, carrying a firearm without a permit, firing a weapon inside a structure and two counts of violating probation.
Police said the incident happened Tuesday morning in southeast Las Vegas. Around 9:18 a.m., LVMPD dispatch received a call saying that her neighbor was shot. There was language barrier as the victim only spoke Spanish.
When police arrived to the scene, they found a woman who was shot in the elbow and a man who matched the suspect description nearby.
The woman was transported to Sunrise Hospital. She told police the man entered through her open garage with a Husky-type dog. She was shot and strangled.
She was able to escape and lock herself in the master bedroom. At some point, she rain to her neighbor and asked for help to call 911.
Police also took Filliger into custody. He had an empty firearm holster on his body. Nearby, police found a firearm.
Police tried to interview the suspect, but he wouldn’t speak. Police offered him a pen and a paper. He wrote, “shot her.”
At Sunrise Hospital, the victim said she has never interacted with him before. She had her garage door open for her daughter that was expected to come home at the time.
According to district court records, Filliger was released on probation on a charge of attempting to own a firearm by a prohibited person. He will face a judge to talk about his probation on Feb. 10.
As for the shooting, he is due for a status check on Feb. 3.
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