LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A woman is dead, and her boyfriend is in police custody after a shooting at an apartment complex Monday evening. The boyfriend, identified as Richard Watson, 41, is an ex-convict, according to court records.
Las Vegas Metropolitan police said it received reports of gunfire at a complex in the 4200 block of Arville Street, near Flamingo Road, around 8:30 p.m. Officers found the woman, suffering from gunshot wounds, in the parking lot. The Clark County Coroner’s office will release the woman’s identity.
Police said Watson shot his girlfriend and fled the scene, but was later taken into custody. He is facing charges of murder with the use of a deadly weapon, two counts of child abuse/neglect, and a charge for possessing a gun because he’s an ex-convict…