Henderson, Nev. – Henderson Police detectives are investigating the death of two men in a car crash and fire this morning as a homicide.
Henderson Police officers responded to a 9-1-1 call at a single family residence in the 100 block of Trenier Drive, near Mission Drive and Horizon Ridge Drive, about 12:20 a.m. this morning.
Police detectives have determined four men were travelling in a dark-colored Nissan Altima when an altercation took place inside the vehicle. A passenger inside the vehicle fired several shots, striking and killing the driver and front seat passenger.
The vehicle, travelling at a slow rate of speed, careened off the road, hitting a single family home and causing a fire within the engine compartment. The fire was extinguished by Henderson firefighters.
The driver and passenger were declared dead at the scene. The two surviving passengers were treated on scene by Henderson paramedics. The surviving passengers have cooperated and are currently speaking with detectives. No one is in custody at this time.
Investigators are in the beginning stages of this investigation.
