LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The woman killed by her roommate’s son in Las Vegas was stabbed at home after visiting her daughter.

FOX5 obtained the arrest report for 34-year-old Mason Mireles. He is accused of open murder with a use of a deadly weapon after allegedly stabbing Jodi Grotts, 59, in an east Las Vegas apartment.

The incident happened Saturday around 5:40 p.m. near Lake Mead Boulevard and Hollywood .

A call to 911 said someone was stabbed in the neck in the 6900 block of Dunsbach Way. They identified the suspect as Mireles. He was armed with a knife and fled the apartment on foot.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found Grotts unresponsive in the kitchen, leaning against cabinets. She died at the scene, according to medical.

Officers would later find Mireles at a nearb

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