Nicholas Caples, 18, a white male, was shot during a family dispute inside his family’s home in the Centennial Hills area of northwest Las Vegas on the afternoon of Friday, March 17, 2017. Officers were called to the 10200 block of Yarmouth Sea Court near Farm Road and North Hualapai Way around 3 p.m.; Caples was taken to UMC Trauma, where he died of a gunshot wound to the chest. The Clark County coroner publicly identified him several days later.
Investigators determined the shot was fired by Caples’ 22-year-old brother during a domestic confrontation in which, according to police, Caples had a knife. Dispatch notes described one account that the older brother fired while the younger brother “was trying to stab his mother,” and detectives examined whether the shooting might be self-defense. As of the late-March 2017 updates, the case had been forwarded to the Clark County district attorney for review; police said no charging decision had been announced and the district attorney would determine whether any arrests would be made. School records indicated Caples had most recently attended Arbor View High School.
