A domestic dispute in a Las Vegas apartment ended in homicide on the morning of February 25, 2020. Forty-six-year-old Richard Perry, Black/African American, was found in the hallway of a Broadstone Flamingo West unit at 9100 W. Flamingo Road with a gunshot wound to the chest after a verbal argument with his younger brother, 44-year-old Eric Perry, over use of a television. Their mother, who was in her bedroom, heard a pop, discovered Richard, and called 911 at about 9:37 a.m.

Richard was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead; the Clark County coroner ruled the death a homicide by gunshot to the chest. Police recovered a .22-caliber shell casing at the scene that they said matched casings found in Eric Perry’s dresser. Eric denied shooting his brother, and their mother later attempted to retract her initial 911 statement, but Eric was arrested the same day and charged with one count of open murder. Court records note the brothers had a troubled relationship that had reportedly improved after Eric’s recent release from prison.