North Las Vegas, Nevada – A woman is dead following an afternoon shooting.
On 7/13/15, at about 1:30 p.m., officers were notified of a shooting in the 2300 block of Plumeria Avenue. Arriving officers located a 70-year-old North Las Vegas female suffering from an apparent gun shot wound. The woman was transported to UMC Trauma where she was pronounced deceased.
The preliminary investigation indicates the woman got into a verbal altercation with her husband, identified as Arthur Mattox (78). The argument escalated into Mattox shooting his wife with a handgun at least once. Mattox subsequently notified first responders of what took place.
The couple were the only two people inside the residence at the time of the shooting. According to reports, the man said they had been at home when an argument started, allegedly over a oxygen tank.
Mattox says she later entered his room with a container of weed killer to spray him. The suspect also says his wife punched him.
Mattox was later taken into police custody and booked at the Las Vegas City Jail on one count of murder with a deadly weapon. See the attached booking photo of Mattox below.
The Coroner’s office will release the decedent’s identification and official cause and manner of death following notification of next-of-kin.
Anyone with additional information regarding this case is urged to call the North Las Vegas Police Department at (702) 633-9111 or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.
Photo Source: Scripps Media
