Las Vegas

Police in Las Vegas said that a shooting incident inside a law office in the affluent Summerlin neighbourhood left three people dead, including the shooter. The investigators reportedly believe that the shooter killed himself, according to Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahil. 

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"I want to make sure our community understands there is no further threat," Sheriff Kevin McMahil said, as per CBS News.

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The victims of the shooting incident include a man and a woman. The names of the deceased have not been released yet but Robert Eglet, a friend of the victims, told CBS News that the duo was a married couple named Dennis and Ashley Prince. 

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According to Eglet, Dennis Prince is a well-known attorney in the area.

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Eglet was representing his wife in a domestic dispute with her ex-husband, Dylan Houston. 

While Houston was being deposed by Dennis Prince, Houston's father, Joe Houston — who is also a lawyer and was defending his son in the deposition — shot Dennis and Ashley Prince and then himself.

According to McMahil, the shooting reportedly occurred at a law office on the fifth floor of a mid-rise office building in the master-planned community. 

However, McMahil did not confirm if the shooter knew the victims or whether the victims were employees of the law office.

Police officers were still working to clear the building and evacuate the people sheltered inside. Investigators were reportedly searching the shooter's vehicle in the office building's parking garage.

Summerlin covers roughly 13 miles along Las Vegas' western edge, about 30 minutes west of the Las Vegas Strip.

(With inputs from agencies)