Las Vegas man arrested after allegedly killing girlfriend at home

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A Las Vegas man was arrested after his girlfriend was found dead at a home on Monday, authorities said.

James Gina III, 50, and the deceased female victim were found at the residence when officers responded around 2:30 p.m. to a call about a possible person injured, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Tuesday in a news release.

Detectives determined that Gina was the victim’s boyfriend and a suspect in the case.

Gina was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of open murder involving a deadly weapon and owning/possessing a gun by a prohibited person, according to online jail records. He was being held without bail.

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James Gina III, 50, is charged with open murder involving a deadly weapon in connection with his girlfriend’s death at a Las Vegas residence. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department )

Details surrounding the alleged murder or the victim’s identity were not immediately released.

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The Clark County Coroner’s Office will eventually release the victim’s identification along with a cause and manner of death.

Police responded to a residence for a call of a possible person injured and located the deceased female victim and Gina. Few details have been released on the circumstances leading up to the woman’s death. (iStock)

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Authorities asked anyone with information about the incident to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521 or by email at homicide@lvmpd.com.