"Tragic Custody Battle Ends in Double Murder at Las Vegas Law Firm"

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 the battle for her children. Dennis Prince was a respected trial lawyer in Las Vegas for 30 years, and the shooting occurred at his law firm.