Coroner identifies couple found dead after apparent murder-suicide

The Clark County coroner’s bureau has identified a mates found dormant Tuesday successful northeast Las Vegas aft an evident murder-suicide.

They were Giuseppe Gaias, 55, and Lisa Thompson, 56, some of Las Vegas. Thompson died of aggregate gunshot wounds, and her decease was ruled a homicide. Gaias’ decease was ruled a suicide.

Police initially received a telephone astatine astir 4 p.m. from a antheral successful different authorities to study an email informing of the sender’s death, Metro homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said astatine the time. Officers responded to the home, a condo astatine 2050 Los Feliz St., and recovered Gaias and Thompson dead.

Spencer said Gaias delegated items, including the couple’s cats, to their household successful a enactment written earlier his death.

“It’s fundamentally a will,” helium said. “There’s items that are described. Who he’s going to person instrumentality possession of animals, who’s going to instrumentality possession of antithetic items. That was spelled retired successful a written note. It was besides spelled retired successful an email that was sent to household members.”

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-8255, provides entree to trained telephone counselors, 24/7. The Crisis Text Line is simply a free, nationalist work disposable 24/7. Text HOME to 741741.

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