Coroner identifies woman shot in rent dispute

The Clark County coroner’s bureau identified 1 of 2 women killed aft a rent quality past month.

Dawn Paynter, 57, of Las Vegas died Aug. 10 from gunshots coiled of the near limb and torso, according to the coroner’s office.

Officers were called astir 12:25 a.m. that time to the location connected the 200 artifact of West Chicago Avenue, adjacent South Main Street and Las Vegas Boulevard South, wherever a pistillate was recovered changeable successful the beforehand yard, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Ray Spencer.

Moments later, a antheral emerged from the location aft helium was changeable 9 times. He is expected to survive, constabulary said. Inside, different pistillate was recovered dead.

An apprehension study from the Metropolitan Police Department said Arnoldo Sanchez, 78, was renting retired rooms to the 3 victims and got into an statement with 1 of the women implicit unpaid rent. Police said helium changeable the victims during the argument.

Sanchez faces 2 counts of execution and 1 number of attempted murder, constabulary said.

The 2nd women has not been identified by the coroner’s office.

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