Michael Smith, pictured in a previous booking photo. (LVMPD)LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -
Police believe a man suspected in the slaying of another person in northeast Las Vegas attempted to commit suicide following the killing.
According to Las Vegas Metro police, officers responding to reported gunfire found a man's body in the 400 block of Page Street about 6:15 p.m. on Monday.
Police were then called to more reported gunfire about 15 minutes later at an apartment building in the 4500 block of E. Bonanza Road. There, police said, officers found a man who had a gunshot wound to his head.
The wounded man, who was identified as Michael Roy Smith, 24, was transported to University Medical Center. He was last listed in critical condition.
Homicide detectives believe a dispute involving several men led to the shooting at Page Street. One person died there and the other men fled, police said.
Police said Smith proceeded to the apartment complex on Bonanza and appeared to have shot himself.
Police have booked Smith in absentia on a count of Murder with a deadly weapon and a count of attempted murder with a deadly weapon.
Police urge anyone with information on the incident to contact Metro's Homicide Section at 702-828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
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