LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police say a woman fatally shot her ex-boyfriend Wednesday as he held a gun to the head of her current boyfriend after breaking into the woman’s home.
Police Lt. Ray Spencer said preliminary information indicates the woman acted in self-defense.
Spencer said the woman, her current boyfriend and her three young children were in the home at about 4:30 a.m. when the woman called 911 as her former boyfriend smashed windows to gain entry into the home.
Spencer said the woman had a gun, prompting the ex-boyfriend to leave the home before returning moments later with a gun of his own.
According to Spencer, the woman then shot the ex-boyfriend when he put his gun to the head of her current boyfriend.
No other injuries were reported and no identities were released.
Spencer said police will submit a report on the incident to the District Attorney’s Office for review.
He said circumstances of the incident indicating that the woman acted in self-defense include the fact that the ex-boyfriend “had ample opportunity to leave, however he chose to return back into the house armed with a handgun.”