Man Charged with Killing Roommate After Allegedly Suspecting Affair with His Girlfriend: Report

The roommate succumbed to gunshot wounds after he was transported to a Las Vegas-area hospital

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  • Mychael V. Thompson, 38, has been charged with open murder, with the use of a deadly weapon or tear gas
  • The victim was his friend Antwon Watson, according to 8 News Now, citing an arrest report
  • The fatal shooting occurred after Thompson accused his girlfriend of cheating on him with Watson

A man was charged with open murder after he allegedly shot his roommate at an apartment complex, police said.

Mychael V. Thompson, 38, was arrested on Feb. 12 and charged with open murder — with the use of a deadly weapon or tear gas, according to criminal records obtained by PEOPLE.

Thompson allegedly shot his roommate at their central Las Vegas apartment over a dispute on Feb. 12, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a release. Police responded to several 911 calls at 10 a.m. that morning, with reports that a man had been shot…

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