Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - A valley man faces murder charges after police say he fatally shot a man he was sub-leasing a room from.
On Friday night, Metro Police received a report of a man who was shot at a residence in the 6900 block of Montcliff Avenue, near Rainbow and Twain. Responding officers located the victim in the driveway suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to UMC Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
The investigation led by the LVMPD Homicide Section indicates the victim lived at the residence and was subleasing to 44-year-old Antoine Cloutier. The victim and Cloutier got into an argument after Cloutier was asked to move out. Police say it got physical, and Coutier got a gun and shot the victim. Cloutier fled the scene prior to the arrival of officers.
Cloutier was located early Saturday morning and taken into custody without incident. He was booked into CCDC on one count of open murder.
The identification of the victim, as well as the cause and manner of death will be released by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.