Clark County coroner IDs victims of apparent murder-suicide
Two people found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in central Las Vegas on Friday have been identified as Luis Montiel, 29, and Vanniesa Fernandez, 18, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
They were found at the Mark 1 Apartments on 1020 E. Desert Inn Road near Maryland Parkway shortly after 3 p.m. when officers were performing a welfare check, Las Vegas police said.
One of Fernandez’s friends told police she had not heard from Fernandez in a few days.
The coroner’s office indicated Fernandez was a homicide victim and Montiel killed himself.
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