A 67-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder early Friday after he allegedly killed his father, Las Vegas police said.<\/p>\n
Police were called about 12:35 a.m. Friday after report of a domestic dispute between an elderly father and his son at a home on the 4800 block of Van Carol Drive, near West Tropicana Avenue and South Durango Drive, according to a Metropolitan Police Department news release.<\/p>\n
While officers were on their way to the home, dispatchers received a call from the son saying his father was taken to Spring Valley Hospital and had died, police said.<\/p>\n
Metro identified the son as 67-year-old Oris Jones. Detectives believe Jones and his father had an argument inside the home, and Jones struck his father.<\/p>\n
The man suffered facial and chest injuries, police said. The Clark County coroners office will identify the victim and determine his cause and manner of death.<\/p>\n
Jones was booked into the Clark County Detention Center without bail, jail records show. He faces a charge of murder of an older person, according to court records.<\/p>\n
Further information was not immediately available.<\/p>\n
Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com<\/a> or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Glenn Puit contributed to this report.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See the original post here:<\/p>\n Las Vegas man, 67, accused of slaying father in domestic dispute - Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A 67-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder early Friday after he allegedly killed his father, Las Vegas police said. Police were called about 12:35 a.m. Friday after report of a domestic dispute between an elderly father and his son at a home on the 4800 block of Van Carol Drive, near West Tropicana Avenue and South Durango Drive, according to a Metropolitan Police Department news release. Continue reading