Coroner identifies father and son killed in North Las Vegas

The Clark County coroner’s bureau has identified a begetter and lad who died successful an evident murder-suicide connected Sunday.

They were Eddie Ramirez, 42, and Eddie Ramirez Jr., 12, some of North Las Vegas.

The elder died of a interaction gunshot coiled of the head, and his decease was ruled a suicide, the coroner’s bureau said, portion his lad died of a penetrating gunshot coiled of the head, and his decease was ruled a homicide.

Officers were initially called to the 6300 artifact of Giant Oak Street astatine 3:42 p.m connected Sunday. An archetypal probe showed that the begetter had fatally changeable his juvenile lad and past himself, North Las Vegas constabulary spokesperson Alex Cuevas said.

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