Las Vegas police: Naked woman shoots man twice with gun, apparently unprovoked

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A woman faces charges including attempted murder after police say she shot a man in his own home twice with his own gun, according to an obtained arrest report by 8 News Now.

On May 23 around 4 p.m., police responded to the lobby of a residence after a man called 911 saying he had been shot. Arriving officers found the victim who told police the woman who shot him was still upstairs in her bedroom, according to the arrest report.

Police went to the victim's home but found no one inside. The floor of the residence was “covered with droplets of blood” and two bullet casings were found in the kitchen and bedroom, the report states.

Medical personnel transported the victim to hospital as his injuries were not life-threatening. The victim told police she met the suspect a few days earlier at a store in the 4000 block of South Maryland Parkway and only knew her as “Renee.”

The victim told police he decided to talk to the suspect because she was “very attractive” and he decided to take her back to his place to hang out. He told police she spent two nights at his house, but they did not have sex, according to the report.

He told police that on the day of the shooting, he left the woman in her room fully clothed and went to the kitchen to make her coffee. When he returned to her room, she was naked and holding the victim's gun, pointing it at him, according to the report.

The victim told police the woman said “Hey, you” and shot him twice. The victim ran out of his bedroom while the woman chased him with the gun out of the apartment. Eventually, the victim was able to go to the lobby and call 911.

The victim said she didn't know why the suspect shot her.

With the limited information the victim had about the woman, police were able to identify Rene Taua, 26, as a possible suspect in the shooting. Police showed the victim a photo lineup that included Taua, and he immediately identified her as the person who allegedly shot him.

A passerby found a gun matching the description of the victim's gun in the middle of the street, less than a block from the victim's residence, according to the report. Surveillance video from the residence showed Taua running out of the building shortly after police arrived following the shooting, police said.

On May 29, police received a call about a “suspicious vehicle” registered in Taua, parked near a school. The vehicle's doors were open and police saw a trail of personal belongings, such as women's shoes and clothing, leading to the school, according to the report.

Police saw Taua walking toward the vehicle and arrested her. She identified herself and the police took her into custody. She refused to speak to police without a lawyer present.

Taua faces charges of attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon and assault and battery with use of a deadly weapon. She was being held at the Clark County Detention Center on $25,000 bond.

If Taua is released on bail, she will be placed under high-level electronic monitoring and must stay out of trouble and will not be able to possess weapons or have contact with the victim.