Thursday, July 23, 2026

Roommate accused of killing Las Vegas landlord over eviction discover recognized

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The person accused of killing his landlord — who was additionally his roommate — throughout an argument about his enviction was recognized by police as Christopher Rainey.

The sufferer, whose identitiy shall be launched by the Clark County Coroner’s workplace, was discovered inside the house Thursday afternoon affected by gunshot wounds. He died on the residence which is positioned within the 3600 block of North Campbell Highway close to West Gowan Highway.

Rainey, 36, is dealing with homicide and assault expenses, in keeping with Clark County Detention information.

Las Vegas Metropolitan police stated the sufferer served Rainey with an eviction discover that prompted Rainey to grow to be upset and “after a brief verbal exchange, he shot the victim several times.”

Las Vegas man shoots, kills landlord who tried to evict him, police say

One other roommate within the residence known as 911 to report his roommates have been preventing and that somebody was shot. In all, 4 roommates lived within the residence, together with the sufferer who was additionally the owner. Rainey was taken into custody with out incident.

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