A suspect in the slayings died by suicide after police gave him verbal commands to drop his weapon Tuesday morning, North Las Vegas police said.
By Antonio Planas and Lindsay Good
A man suspected in a shooting that killed five and critically wounded a teenage girl in North Las Vegas on Monday night killed himself after officers tracked him down Tuesday morning, police said.
Officers responded to an apartment shortly after 10 p.m. Monday on reports of a shooting and found two women wounded who were later pronounced dead, police said. They were in their early 40s and late 50s.
Detectives then discovered a 13-year-old girl at the apartment who was wounded. The child is in critical condition at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas, police said.
At a nearby apartment, officials found two other women in their mid 20s and a man in his early 20s who had been shot. They were declared dead at the scene, officials said.
LAS VEGAS SHOOTING SUSPECT IN CUSTODY
On June 25, 2024, a tragic shooting spree took place in North Las Vegas, leading to the deaths of five individuals and critically injuring a 13-year-old child.
The suspect in the incident was identified as 47-year-old Eric Adams.… pic.twitter.com/Nau09ok5N3
— Larry (@InterStarMedia) June 25, 2024
The identification of the five victims will be provided by the Clark County Coroner’s Office, police said. No one with the coroner’s office was immediately reached Tuesday afternoon.
Police named Eric Adams, 47, a suspect in the deaths.
Tuesday morning, North Las Vegas police received information about Adams’ possible whereabouts, police said. Officers with the Criminal Apprehension team later found him, and he “was armed with a firearm and fled into the backyard of a residence at that location,” police said.
Officers began giving verbal commands to drop the gun, however, “Adams ignored those commands and died by suicide,” police said.
Las Vegas police’s Force Investigation Team is assisting and conducting an investigation, North Las Vegas police said.
There was no additional information from police Tuesday afternoon. More details of the “overall investigation” will be released at a later time, police said.
A motive in the slayings was not released.
NEW: Family member Sal Munoz identified three of the killed victims in the North Las Vegas apartment shooting as his ex-wife Anna Munoz (59), daughter Amy Munoz (40) and son Christopher Munoz (21).
His granddaughter Olivia (13) is fighting for her life right now. @KTNV pic.twitter.com/cGc1VbLNnJ
— Jaewon Jung (@jaewonnews) June 25, 2024
