On the night of February 5, 2009, Metro Officers responded to reports of a shooting on Del Sueno Drive in east Las Vegas. When officers arrived, they found three people shot — two of which were dead at the scene. The third victim was transported to Sunrise Hospital where she recovered from her injuries.
Homicide detectives responded to the scene and determined that 42-year-old Ricky Shadoan went to his estranged wife’s parent’s house on Del Sueno after he had been served divorce papers earlier in the day. Shadoan and his wife began arguing at the side of the home when Shadoan pulled out a gun and shot her in the chest.
After being shot, she ran to the back of the house where her father, 61-year-old Richard Green, pulled her inside. Shadoan was able to enter the home and continued to fire his weapon. He shot Green in the chest, killing him.
Shadoan then chased his wife and shot her at least four more times before eventually turning the weapon on himself.
The wife was able to flee to a neighbor’s residence where they summoned help.
The couple have two children who were in the residence at the time of the shooting. They were unharmed.
Both Shadoan and Green were found deceased at the scene.