A Las Vegas domestic dispute on the early morning of February 3, 2026, ended with the deaths of 3-year-old Kentre Quinn Allen Baker and his father, Quinton Baker. The incident began at the Parkside Villas apartments on South Maryland Parkway after the boy’s mother, Raneka Pate, called police saying her partner was battering her and trying to leave with their son and that Quinton Baker had fired a gun in the parking lot.

Officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrived about 1:20 a.m. and found Quinton Baker inside the apartment with Kentre and an apparent firearm. Police say Baker came out holding the child at gunpoint, that he shot his son, and that officers fired, killing Quinton Baker. The child died of gunshot wounds on February 3. The boy’s mother, who watched from a police car, disputes the official account of events.

What did readers in the area see or hear that night, and does anyone have information that could clarify the sequence of events?