Prominent Las Vegas lawyer and his wife were killed by their former father-in-law, who then turned the gun on himself during a custody hearing at a law firm

By Mackenzie Tatananni for Dailymail.Com

23:31 April 8, 2024, updated 01:30 April 9, 2024

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• Dennis Prince was among the victims of Monday's shooting at Prince Law Group
• Also killed was his wife, Ashley Prince
• The couple was shot during a deposition in a custody case involving Ashley and her former husband, who was revealed to be the shooter's son

A top Las Vegas lawyer was among the two people shot dead at a law firm on Monday.

Dennis Prince and his wife, Ashley Prince, were killed at the Prince Law Group offices in Summerlin when another attorney opened fire during a deposition before turning the gun on himself.

Robert Eglet, Prince's former law partner, described him as “one of the best trial lawyers in the state.”

“It’s a real loss for the community,” Eglet told the Las Vegas Review Journal. 'It's terrible. It is a loss for our profession.

“It's every family's nightmare when something like this happens. “I'm still trying to come to grips with the fact that this actually happened.”

Prince represented his wife in the custody case. Sources identified the shooter as Robert Houston, another attorney and the father of Ashley's ex-husband. The couple attended a deposition in a custody case involving Ashley Prince and her ex-husband Dylan Houston. There were gunshots in the firm's fifth floor offices around 10 a.m. Monday

Speaking to KTNV, sources confirmed the shooter's identity as another lawyer, Joseph Houston, who fatally shot the couple before taking his own life.

According to the same sources, Ashley Prince was Houston's former daughter-in-law.

Houston and the princes attended a deposition Monday in a custody case involving Ashley and Houston's son Dylan.

The couple has two young children together and records show Dylan filed for divorce in 2021.

According to sources, Prince represented his wife in the case.

Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said the shooting happened around 10 a.m. in the company's fifth-floor offices.

The shooting prompted hundreds more people inside the building to seek shelter. They were later evacuated by police officers. Shots were reportedly fired during the statement, with Houston later turning the gun on himself. Prince's former lawyer described him as “one of the best trial lawyers in the state.”

As the bullets flew, hundreds of other residents sought shelter. Officials later crossed the building and safely evacuated them.

“As you can imagine, we have a five- or six-story building,” McMahill told KLAS.

“We have people hunkering down and following active shooter protocols. “We're going door to door, making sure everyone in there is OK and evacuating them.”

A family reunion area has been set up on the fifth floor of Red Rock Resort, next to the office.

According to a biography on the law firm's website, Prince was a founding member and lead litigator on all major cases.

Dennis Prince, a prominent Las Vegas attorney, was among the victims of Monday's shooting at Prince's law firm. Also killed was his wife, Ashley

He was named Nevada Trial Attorney of the Year in 2016 by the Nevada Justice Association and had tried more than 100 cases until a jury verdict was reached at the time of his death.

Winchester-based personal injury lawyer GGRM law firm released a statement after news of the couple's deaths broke.

“Our valued colleague Dennis Prince and his wife Ashley were senselessly taken from us in an act of violence that leaves us in shock and sadness,” the statement said.

“Dennis was not only a pillar in the legal community; He was a mentor, a friend and a champion of justice whose influence reached far beyond the courtroom.

“Alongside him, Ashley was a source of unwavering kindness and compassion, touching the lives of those around her with genuine warmth and generosity.”