LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — We're learning more from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department about a homicide investigation underway at a residence near Whitney Library.
Channel 13 attended a media briefing held by LVMPD's Lieutenant Robert Price for more information.
You can watch that full briefing here:
According to police, a call for service was received at 3:30 a.m. from a woman who said she had been battered with a firearm by her boyfriend.
Officers responded to the area of 5000 Haystack Drive, where they heard a gunshot as they approached the house.
Inside the home, police found a man and woman with gunshot wounds. After medical teams arrived, both individuals were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Clark County Coroner's Office identified the woman as Josephine Isaacson, 69. Her manner of death was classified as a homicide from a shotgun wound to the chest. The man was identified as Luis Sanchez, 62, whose death was classified as a suicide from a shotgun wound to the chest.
"What we believe happened is a murder suicide," Lt. Price shared. At this time, police said that no other occupants were inside the house.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact LVMPD's Homicide Unit or, to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers of Nevada.
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