Prominent Las Vegas attorney, wife killed by another attorney representing son in custody battle

Just awful. Now the children and their 6 month old have lost their mom and dad.Show more

Fox5 4/8/24: LAS VEGAS, Nevada - FOX5 has learned the identities of the two victims and the suspect in a shooting at a Summerlin law firm.

On Monday morning, Las Vegas police and firefighters responded to the 10800 block of West Charleston Boulevard, near downtown Summerlin around 10:04 a.m. Police confirmed that two victims and a suspect died during the shooting.

The shooting broke out during a child custody deposition at Prince Law Group, located on Charleston Boulevard and Pavilion Center Drive, lawyer Robert Eglet told FOX5.

Joe Houston, a Las Vegas attorney, has been identified as the gunman, and allegedly shot two people before turning the gun on himself. Another source told FOX5 that Houston was “suffering from cancer” at the time of the shooting.

Dennis Prince and Ashley Prince were identified as the victims, Eglet told FOX5. A family member of Dennis Prince also confirmed his death and the details of what led up to the shooting.

Joe Houston was representing his son, Dylan Houston, during the proceedings with his former daughter-in-law, Ashley Prince, who was represented by her new husband, Dennis Prince. Dennis and Ashley have an infant child together.

In an afternoon media briefing, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Lt. Jason Johannson said that the two victims were “very specific targets,” and he added that the suspect reportedly shooed other people away from the suite.

Monday’s proceedings involved a deposition in the former couple’s ongoing custody battle. The suspect reportedly began shooting 3-4 minutes into that meeting.