LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A man is facing murder charges after shooting and killing his girlfriend in the south valley Monday, police say.
Around 8:30 p.m., officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in the 4200 block of Arville Street, south of Flamingo. Arriving officers located a woman suffering from apparent gunshot wounds in a parking lot, who later died at the scene.
An investigation determined that the suspect, 41-year-old Richard Watson, had shot his girlfriend and fled the scene. Officers later located and arrested him.
Watson was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of open murder with a dangerous weapon.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the victim at a later date.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section by phone at 702-828-3521, or by email at [email protected]. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
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