On September 20, 2018, a tragic incident occurred in Henderson, Nevada, resulting in the deaths of 42-year-old Nicole L. Barker and 39-year-old Antoine Javell Hartwell. This event was part of a second murder-suicide that took place in Henderson on the same night as another similar incident.
The incident involving Nicole Barker and Antoine Hartwell occurred just after 11:30 p.m. at a residence in the 2800 block of Via Bel Mondo Street.
Henderson police responded to the scene after receiving reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers found both Barker and Hartwell dead from gunshot wounds to the head.
The investigation by the Clark County coroner's office determined that Antoine Javell Hartwell's wound was self-inflicted, indicating that he was the perpetrator of the shooting. There were no other suspects identified in this case, and it was concluded that Hartwell was responsible for the death of Nicole Barker before taking his own life.
The police did not release detailed information about the relationship between Hartwell and Barker or the specific circumstances that led to the shooting. However, the incident was part of a disturbing pattern of violence that night, as it followed another triple murder-suicide earlier in the evening in the same city, involving Michael Franco and his victims at a different location.
In summary, Nicole Barker's death was a result of a domestic violence incident that ended in a murder-suicide, with Antoine Javell Hartwell identified as the suspect and the perpetrator who took his own life after killing Barker. There were no arrests made in this case, as Hartwell was already deceased by the time police arrived at the scene.
