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UPDATE: Coroner names man reportedly killed by husband

Posted at 11:25 AM, Jan 20, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-22 18:35:54-05

UPDATE JAN. 22: The Clark County coroner has identified the man reportedly killed by his girlfriend's husband as 28-year-old Manuel De Jesus Parra-Luna from Las Vegas. 

ORIGINAL STORY

Two people are dead from gunshot wounds, and one person is in the hospital after an apparent murder-suicide near Morgan Avenue and E Street.

Police say the shooting happened around 7:27 a.m. Saturday.

After receiving reports of multiple gunshots in the street, police went to the scene to investigate. They discovered two deceased males and a wounded female that was taken to the hospital. She is currently in stable condition.

An investigation revealed that one of the males, 41-year-old Jorge Rodriguez, was married to the female.

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The female victim and her boyfriend were sitting inside of a truck when Rodriguez rammed their vehicle with a sedan. Rodriguez then got out of the car with a handgun and shot the male multiple times. He also shot the female in her lower body several times, then shot himself.

The Clark County coroner will identify the victim, as well as the cause of death, at a later date.