A former law partner and close friend of Dennis Prince, the prominent Las Vegas attorney who was gunned down alongside his wife at his own law firm, shared new details about the tragic killing with Fox News Digital. 

Robert Eglet, who heads the trial team at Eglet Adams in Las Vegas, said he was a close friend of Dennis and his family for over 30 years.

He said he was “stunned” by the news. He said Joe Houston, the attorney accused of committing the heinous crime, had told him earlier in the week that he was terminally ill and dying from cancer. 

“Joe told me this not long before the shooting, that he was dying of terminal cancer. Makes me wonder if he felt like he had nothing to lose? I really don’t know though, I can’t make any sense of this all,” Eglet said. 

Dennis Prince (R) is pictured on the cover of MyVegas Magazine along with good friend Robert Eglet (L) and several other attorneys.  (MyVegas Magazine Facebook)

On Monday evening, the Prince Law Group released a statement about the shooting.

“With profound sadness, Prince Law Group would like to thank everyone who has reached out to us with heartfelt messages of concern and sympathy over the tragic violence that occurred this morning in our offices. We ask that you please respect the privacy of the families involved,” the statement read.

The Clark County Coroner’s Office has not yet formally identified the victims of the shooting.

Las Vegas Police have confirmed the shooting, but offered few specific details.

“At some point during the deposition, the suspect got up and shot the two victims from across the table. The shooter died on scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” LVMPD wrote on X, formerly Twitter.