Robert Torres, 49, was shot to death in his Russell, Kansas, home on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Officers responded to a 911 call about a shooting at about 9:30 PM and found his wife, Deborah Torres, 49, outside with gunshot wounds. Deborah was able to tell officers that her husband remained inside; police located Robert deceased in the back living room from fatal gunshot wounds.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation took the lead on the homicide probe. Investigators developed information pointing to a suspect, and deputies later arrested 33-year-old Robert Bobby James Torres in Russell without incident. He was booked into the Russell County Jail and formally charged by the Kansas Attorney General’s office with first-degree murder in the death of his father and attempted first-degree murder for the shooting of his mother; bond was set at one million dollars. Deborah was expected to survive.

Known as Cupcake, Robert was born in San Antonio and moved to Kansas as a teenager. He owned Fantasy Graphics East Tattoo Studio in Hays and had worked in the oil industry before becoming a tattoo artist. He leaves a wife, three children and a granddaughter. Does anyone in the area have information that could help the investigation?