95°F
weather icon Clear

Las Vegas woman’s death, reported as suicide, ruled homicide

A Las Vegas woman’s death was ruled a homicide Friday by the Clark County coroner’s office, a month after her husband called police to report she took her own life.

Kinnetha Lord, 48, died from a gunshot wound to the head early July 30 at a home on Casselman Court, near East Cactus Avenue and South Maryland Parkway, the coroner’s office said.

Her husband, Sebastian Lord, 46, called police the night before to report she shot herself, but “based on some suspicious aspects about the male’s story and the scene, homicide detectives responded and assumed charge of the investigation,” Metropolitan Police Department Lt. David Gordon told the Review-Journal at the time.

Lord was arrested and charged with murder on July 30. At his initial hearing, prosecutors said that he told his son that he planned to shoot his wife before her death.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

LISTEN TO THE TOP FIVE HERE
Sponsored By One Nevada Credit Union
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
Suspect arrested in fatal east Las Vegas shooting

Las Vegas police accused a 21-year-old man in the shooting death of a person during a street marijuana deal late Tuesday, according to jail records.

Las Vegas man shot in apartment, body dumped, police say

A man was fatally shot in an apartment and his body was disposed at a nearby vacant lot of by a man who helped the accused killer, according to police.