Landlord Was Allegedly Shot and Killed by means of His Tenant After Trying to Evict Him: ‘He Didn’t Deserve to Die Like This’

A Las Vegas guy has been charged after he allegedly shot and killed his landlord.

Officers spoke back to studies of a taking pictures within the 3600 block of North Campbell Road at the afternoon of Thursday, May 29, in step with a press liberate issued by means of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD).

Police stated they entered the place of dwelling and found out a person “suffering from apparent gunshot wounds” at the ground. Medics had been referred to as, and the person was once pronounced lifeless on the scene, in step with the discharge.

Police stated that one of the vital individuals of the family, who was once later recognized as Christopher Rainey, 36, was once armed and brought into custody.

They added that, in step with their investigation, the sufferer was once Rainey’s landlord and roommate, and he had served Rainey an eviction realize in a while prior to the deadly taking pictures took place.

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“This upset Rainey, and after a brief verbal exchange, he shot the victim several times,” the police stated of their liberate.

PEOPLE reached out to the LVMPD for touch upon Saturday, May 31, however didn’t obtain a right away reaction.

Rainey was once arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on fees of attack and homicide with a perilous weapon, in step with Clark County public information.

Fox associate KLAS reported {that a} overall of 4 other people had been dwelling within the place of dwelling, and one different particular person was once house on the time of the incident.

While the identify of the sufferer has now not but been launched, one of the vital different individuals who lives in the house informed the opening that they’d been pals with the sufferer for 15 years.

“He was my friend, and he didn’t deserve to die like this,” the roommate stated.

“He kept to himself,” the roommate persisted, including of the suspect, “He was a creepy, sneaky, son of a b—- up there in his room.”

Rainey’s subsequent scheduled court docket date is June 3, in step with Clark County public information.