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Police investigate murder-suicide in Summerlin area

Updated August 2, 2023 - 9:25 am

A man shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself Monday in the Summerlin area, police said.

Police conducted a welfare check just before 1 p.m. on the 2800 block of Crown Ridge Drive, near Rampart and Del Webb boulevards, according to a Metropolitan Police Department news release. They found the man and woman, both unresponsive, and both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Clark County coroner’s office said Patricia Daino, 81, died from multiple gunshot wounds in the master bedroom. Gerald Daino, 82, was found dead next to her.

Anyone with any information about the deaths is urged to contact Metro’s Homicide Section at 702-828-3521 or homicide@lvmpd.com.

If you’re thinking about suicide, or are worried about a friend or loved one, help is available 24/7 by calling or texting the Lifeline network at 988. Live chat is available at 988lifeline.org.

Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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