UPDATED ON AUGUST 31, 2022 per Lyon County Sheriff’s Detective Sergeant Mike Messman:
The victim, identified as Vincent Eugene Small, “succumbed to his injuries and was subsequently pronounced deceased upon Deputies arrival.”
“Information gathered during the preliminary investigation revealed this incident stemmed from a family disturbance…”
Edward Doyle Small as identified as the suspect. , Edward Doyle Small was, “transported to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Jail where he remains in custody having been charged with First Degree Murder with the use of a Deadly Weapon.”

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