Two dead including suspect after Nevada hostage incident and boy 3, rescued

16 June 2023 , 10:21

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Two dead including suspect after Nevada hostage incident and boy 3, rescued

Police confirmed a suspect and victim are both dead after a hostage situation in Spring Valley, Nevada.

A three-year-old child was inside at the time and his parents were the victim and the suspect.

Authorities responded to reports that a woman was kidnapped from a shopping centre and held hostage at the gunman's home on Thursday night.

Calls to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police (LVMPD) were made around 7.30pm after a man went into a nail salon and forced a woman into a car at gunpoint.

SWAT teams responded after a gunman was identified and police went to his home to set up a containment. Lieutenant Miguel Ibarra of the LVMPD said the suspect refused to come out.

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Three hours after police were called, the release of one woman and the young child was secured, but officials learned the initial victim was inside and unresponsive.

Another woman also remained inside the house.

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Police entered the property to find the victim unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene and her cause of death is not yet confirmed.

The suspect was found with a gunshot wound to the head, he was later pronounced dead at hospital.

The second woman was found safe and well.

LMVPD Lieutenant Jason Johansson called the situation a "horrific incident across the board".

Fox5 News was told the victim's family showed up at the property in tears because they didn't know if she was ok.

News anchor Mike Allen tweeted at the time: "I’m seeing officers throw on bulletproof vests and loading rifles, heading toward an armed kidnapping situation in Summerlin. Police say a man took a female victim to his home."

He added later: "Seeing some officers clear out, but a watch commander just confirmed the victim is still in the home with the suspect. Also, this is just north of Rhodes Ranch, not in Summerlin.

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"Hearing from multiple witnesses that several shots were fired. Some police cars and an ambulance were seen leaving the scene. A viewer tells me the victim’s family has arrived showed up and have been in tears because they don't know the status of their loved one."

Meanwhile, 8NewsNow anchor Sasha Loftis tweeted: "Police say a man is barricaded in a home here near Fort Apache and Sunset. Officers tell us the suspect kidnapped a woman at gunpoint at a shopping centre in Henderson, then refused to come out of his house in this area, more than 10 miles away."

Benjamin Lynch