LATEST: Police released more information at a news conference Tuesday night.
According to homicide detectives, a man and a woman got into some sort of argument inside an apartment. The woman's brother was also in the room. Police say the brother retrieved a gun from a different apartment. Then the brother returned and allegedly fired one shot, striking the man and the infant.
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The victim did not survive. The victim's child, a 3-week old, is in grave condition.
Police say a 3 week old is shot and the baby’s father is dead. This was a domestic disturbance call. Only on @ktnv at 11– devastating moment mom tries to get help for her baby. pic.twitter.com/wZpZ4G9uXE
— Mahsa Saeidi, Esq. (@MahsaWho) May 30, 2018
Detectives are speaking with the mother and her brother, the suspected shooter. Police say at this point the man is only a person of interest.
MORE: Witness describes domestic disturbance that left father dead, 3 week old shot. Police say the brother of the mom fired 1 shot. @KTNV pic.twitter.com/438jAgnSUb
— Mahsa Saeidi, Esq. (@MahsaWho) May 30, 2018
The investigation is ongoing. Details are preliminary.
ORIGINAL: A man is dead and a 3-week-old infant is in critical condition after being shot in the stomach near Tropicana Avenue and Pecos Road around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The infant was transported to Sunrise Hospital. Las Vegas police say the shooting took place at the 3100 block of Key Largo Drive. One person of interest has been detained.
