"Tragic Custody Battle: Las Vegas Lawyer and Wife Killed Amid Family Dispute"

A Las Vegas lawyer and his wife were fatally shot by the woman's former father-in-law, also an attorney, during a deposition hearing for a custody battle over her children from a previous marriage. The shooter, 77-year-old Joseph Houston, then killed himself. The victims, Dennis and Ashley Prince, were in the midst of a contentious custody fight, with Ashley's parents vowing to continue her fight for sole custody of her children. Dennis Prince was a respected trial lawyer in Las Vegas, and the shooting occurred at his law firm.