Man fatally shoots former daughter-in-law and husband in Las Vegas law office

Assailant killed a man and a women at a child custody case deposition at a private law office in the Summerlin neighborhood

A man fatally shot his former daughter-in-law and her husband during a deposition hearing on Monday in a child custody case at a law office in an affluent neighborhood of Las Vegas, police and media reports said.

The case starkly illustrated the reality that matters involving child custody are generally considered to be among the most volatile legal disputes in the US court system.