A 22-year-old man is in jail after a double murder in Henderson.
Henderson Police say the shooting was reported at 7 a.m. Friday at an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Center Street.
Two people were found shot to death. They have since been identified as Valencia Hampton and Christopher Perry, both 32 years old.
A 911 caller reported hearing gunshots and seeing a man running and driving away from the apartment complex where the victims lived.
Minutes later, police say a vehicle matching the suspect's description was involved in a crash on Lake Mead Parkway near Lake Las Vegas Parkway.
Andre Thigpen Jr., 22, was booked on two counts of open murder, as well as hit-and-run related charges. Police say he is a family member of the victims, but they did not specify further.
Police say Thigpen Jr. ran from the vehicle, but was caught and taken into custody.
The shooting comes on the heels of an already violent week in Henderson, which has seen three separate shootings claim five lives.
On Thursday, a 40-year-old woman was shot and killed in the nearby Hampton Court apartment complex.
"It definitely got got me and the neighbors shook up," one resident told Channel 13.
Two days earlier, police say a 72-year-old man and 70-year-old woman were found dead in their home after an apparent murder-suicide.
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