An enraged Las Vegas man allegedly crashed his car into his domestic partner’s place of business and tried to stab her to death but was stopped by gunfire from a bystander, according to charges filed Tuesday in a local court.
Authorities said Shawn Handley, 45, allegedly made his intentions clear in a text to the mother of his three children Monday morning: He was going to crash his car into her place of business.
At 7:30 a.m. he did exactly that and then proceeded to repeatedly stab the woman, a prosecutor alleged Tuesday in Las Vegas Justice Court.
Handley now faces ten charges, including attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon, six counts of assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, battery resulting in substantial bodily harm, and destruction of property.
The place of business was the discount chain known as the Dollar Tree on Craig Road
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