Laughlin man held in wife’s slaying
A Laughlin man has been arrested in the Sunday slaying of his wife, according to Las Vegas police.
Walter Freshman, 50, called 911 about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, telling emergency personnel he had accidentally shot his wife, police said.
When police arrived they discovered the body of a woman with a gunshot wound to her head.
Police are withholding the identity of the woman pending family notification.
Freshman will make his first court appearance in Laughlin at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Contact reporter Mike Blasky at mblasky@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0283.
