A Routine Hearing Turns Fatal (Image Credits: Pexels)
Las Vegas – Nearly two years after a family law deposition erupted into violence, the ex-wife of a slain prominent attorney has filed suit against the shooter’s family, claiming they enabled the attack that claimed two lives.[1]
A Routine Hearing Turns Fatal
On April 8, 2024, emergency responders rushed to a law office on Charleston Boulevard in Summerlin following reports of gunfire. Joseph Houston II, a 77-year-old attorney, opened fire during a custody deposition involving his wife, Katherine Houston. He killed Dennis Prince, 57, who represented his wife Ashley Prince, 30, and Ashley herself before taking his own life.[1][2]
The deposition centered on a bitter custody dispute between Ashley Prince and her ex-husband, Dylan Houston, Joseph’s son. Joseph Houston represented Dylan in the proceedings. Witnesses described a tense atmosphere, but no immediate argument preceded the shots. Police later recovered a handwritten note from Joseph Houston’s briefcase decrying harassment of his family and labeling the opposing side as evil.[2]…