On December 22, 2017 at about 10:40 a.m., patrol officers responded to the 4200 block of Vader Avenue after Clark County Fire Department personnel found two deceased people inside a residence. Medical personnel who entered the home pronounced a male and a female dead at the scene. The victims were identified as Tom Dufault and Renee Simmons. Both victims had gunshot wounds; the female was initially described as having no apparent wounds before the preliminary investigation indicated both had been shot. A caregiver had gone to the house, found no answer at the door and, after looking through a window, alerted emergency services.

Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to contact LVMPD’s Homicide Section at 828-3521.