​By: KTNV Staff
Posted at 10:38 AM, Apr 08, 2024

​LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Three people are dead after a shooting at a law office in the Summerlin area on Monday morning.
A source tells us shots were fired amid a deposition, and that the shooter killed two people before fatally shooting himself.
Additional sources told Channel 13 police were responding to Prince Law Group, with offices located on the corner of Charleston Boulevard and Pavilion Center Drive.
Prince Law Group released the following statement regarding Monday's shooting:
With profound sadness, Prince Law Group would like to thank everyone who has reached out to us with heartfelt messages of concern and sympathy over the tragic violence that occurred this morning in our offices. We ask that you please respect the privacy of the families involved.

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Channel 13 is also learning new details regarding the relationship between Ashley Prince and her ex-husband Dylan Houston. Court records revealed the two were married in October 2017 and after four years and two kids, Dylan Houston filed for divorce. At first, the couple split custody evenly, but in the spring of 2022, Ashley asked to modify the custody agreement.
The court also ordered Dylan to undergo regular drug and alcohol screenings and to remain at least 100 yards away from Ashley's home, work, and parents' home. Ashley and Dennis Prince were married in late 2023.

Lt. Jason Johansson provided new details regarding the shooting. A total of seven people were present during the shooting: three representing one party, three representing the other, and a court reporter. He added that the building is expected to reopen tomorrow except for Suite 560, where the crime took place.

Multiple sources in both law enforcement and the legal community have identified attorney Joe Houston as the gunman who killed two people and himself at a Summerlin area law office this morning.
Among the victims are Houston's former daughter-in-law, Ashley Prince, and her new husband, attorney Dennis Prince, sources say.
Those same sources explain that Joe Houston was representing his son, Dylan Houston (also an attorney), in child custody proceedings with Ashley Prince — who was being represented in those same proceedings by her new husband.
Joe Houston, Ashley Prince and Dennis Prince were present for a deposition in the custody case involving Ashley and her former husband (Houston's son). The former couple have two young children together.
Houston is said to have shot Ashley and Dennis Prince before turning the weapon on himself. Sources also tell us that the now-deceased couple (Dennis and Ashley Prince) recently welcomed a new baby — their only child together.

"In times of darkness, it is often the strength of our unity that sees us through. Today, we find ourselves grappling with the aftermath of a tragedy that has shaken not only a community but the very fabric of our profession. The recent shootings at a family law office in Las Vegas have left us all reeling, as we come to terms with the senseless loss of life and the profound impact on those left behind.
As members of the legal community, we are not immune to the pain and anguish that accompanies such a horrific event. We are bound by a shared commitment to justice, compassion, and the pursuit of truth. Yet, in the face of tragedy, we must also come together to offer solace and support to those who need it most.
Our hearts go out to the victims and their families, whose lives have been forever altered by this unfathomable act of violence. We stand in solidarity with our colleagues in Las Vegas, as they navigate through this unimaginable ordeal. In times like these, it is imperative that we lean on one another for strength and support, drawing on the resilience of our community to guide us forward."

​PATRICIA KIRK
CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED JULY 6, 2017

​'I'm not happy and I'm going to get a divorce" my husband announced one morning as he was crossing the bedroom floor on his way to the bathroom.
I'm not that obtuse, but perhaps I had missed some clues about unhappiness because this pronouncement was like a thunder bolt, a cataclysmic statement of which I had no prior warning. Thus began my journey – at the age of 73 – into singledom.
We had been married for 23 years prior to his startling announcement (a second marriage for both). My first husband died, so I had no inkling about how one goes about getting divorced and certainly no clue about the lengthy process it is to become unhitched.
At first, I entreated against such an outcome. "What was wrong? Why, couldn't we fix it?" But he was adamant that divorce was the only solution.
My husband had heard the term "collaborative divorce," and suggested that was the route we should take. Unfortunately, his definition of collaborate did not involve respectful back and forth discussion or compromise and we ended up in a 2 1/2-year battle negotiated by two very expensive lawyers.
There is a recently identified phenomenon called grey divorce. Couples who have been together 30, 40, or even 50 years are deciding they do not want to live out their last years together. Some divorce for the usual reasons: infidelity or they are no longer able to live with their partner's drinking or gambling or abusiveness. But many realize they haven't communicated for decades and decide they don't want to continue with the same old patterns for what remains of their lives. I reluctantly found myself a member of this ever-growing group. Rather than feeling on the cutting edge, I was devastated. I felt I was being forced to reinvent my life, a daunting task for a septuagenarian.
I lost weight, couldn't sleep, had anxiety attacks and blubbered profusely on all my friends shoulders as I was utterly hurt, sad and angry all at once. I am no stranger to coping. When my first husband died, I was left with two young teenagers whose hormones were raging and who regarded me, as the now sole parent as a whole new ballgame, where all limits had to be retested. My son, a caring and intelligent individual, died by suicide at the age of 31, after a private battle with bipolar disorder. The loss of a child is the biggest blow a parent can ever suffer, but grey divorce comes a close second.
But I did learn and develop new skills. I learned how to enjoy chopping kindling for my wood-burning stove. Cutting the lawn and taking the garbage cans to the street are not nearly the difficult tasks they were purported to be. My triumph was detecting that an obnoxious smell in the house was coming from the crawl space. Crawl-space investigation was new to me, but who would have thought that retrieving two malodorous dead rats from the depths would feel like a badge of honour. "If I can do this, I can do anything. Yes, I can run this place on my own."
The divorce coach, a counselling specialty previously unknown to me, was invaluable. One day she said, "There are opportunities in this kind of situation." What opportunities could there possibly be in aloneness and depleted finances? And yet, there are. I took a leap outside my comfort zone and signed up for a cycling/hiking trip to Tanzania. I didn't quite make it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, but it was expanding to try.
A name change can be included at no extra cost in a divorce decree, so I took the opportunity and went back to my maiden name. To celebrate my "coming out" as Ms. Kirk, I threw a party and invited everyone who had been so supportive, inclusive and patient with me over the past 2 1/2 years. It was a blast!
I vowed I would never have another man in my life. Some of my friends (all grannies) were dabbling in internet dating, but it was a process I had absolutely no interest in. However, a member of my cycle club invited me to join him for dinner. I accepted the invitation and then began to fuss. "I don't want a relationship, and besides, I haven't been on a date for 30 years!" A sage friend of mine put it in perspective by saying, "It's only a dinner invitation; for God's sake, just go out and enjoy the evening!" I did, and a year and a half later, he and I are still enjoying each other's company. Having lived with two of the most sedentary men in the world, it is a delight to spend time with an energetic, active person who enjoys cycling and hiking as much as I do. (And besides, he has beautiful eyes.)
Divorce is a difficult process, a roller coaster of emotions, feelings of abandonment, grieving and a questioning of one's worth. I have read that it could take three to five years to recover from a grey divorce.
Three years in, I do feel that I have turned a corner and am well on my way to recovery. I feel more settled and am happy with my own company. There are opportunities out there, bucket lists to ponder and act upon, grandchildren to frolic with and old and new friendships to nurture. It's not a matter of reinventing my life but to keep on living it with verve and enthusiasm.
Patricia Kirk lives in Victoria

​GYPSY ROSE BLANCHARDARGUMENTS & GUILT-TRIPPING BY RYAN... Led To Separation according to TMZ

​Gypsy Rose Blanchard's post-prison fairytale with her husband came to an end last week -- and now ... we know exactly what led up to the split.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ...  Gypsy has been telling family and friends that her estranged hubby, Ryan Anderson, had become super argumentative post-prison release and was constantly making her feel like she couldn't do anything right.

We're told one of the major sticking points in Gypsy and Ryan's relationship was his apparent jealousy over her spending time with her dad -- that's what our sources say Gypsy has been telling people anyway.

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Instead of supporting her bond with her father, we're told Gypsy feels like Ryan made her feel guilty about not spending that time with him exclusively.


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​After spending years behind bars, we're told Gypsy was eager to reconnect and build relationships with her family ... and our sources say she felt suffocated by Ryan's constant guilt-tripping. We're also now hearing Gypsy's inner circle had serious concerns about Ryan's intentions -- especially over the fact he only reached out to Gypsy on a dare.