Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Son shoots his father in face

SUN STAFF REPORTS

A 55-year-old North Las Vegas man remained in critical condition today after being shot in the face by his son.

Police found Otis Deshotel bleeding inside a house at 2209 Kenneth St., near Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road, about 10:25 a.m. Tuesday. Paramedics transported him to University Medical Center for the single bullet wound.

Shannon Deshotel, 25, told police he grabbed his gun when he heard what he thought was a prowler in his back yard that morning.

"He had been burglarized in the past and was going to check on the noise with his gun," said North Las Vegas Police Sgt. Joe Forti. "When he opened the back door, he saw someone by the patio."

The son at that point shot the father, Forti said.

Police have said their investigation is continuing and Shannon Deshotel has not been arrested.

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