Robert Trayvon Sykes, 28, was fatally shot inside a Spring Valley residence in the Las Vegas Valley in the early hours of February 12, 2026. The shooting happened shortly after midnight in the 9200 block of Desert Village Avenue, near Flamingo Road and Fort Apache Road. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police say the confrontation began as a verbal argument between Sykes and his girlfriend’s father; officers described the incident as an isolated domestic confrontation rather than a random attack.

Dispatchers received two nearly simultaneous 911 calls: Sykes’ girlfriend reporting her boyfriend had been shot, and her father reporting that he had just shot his daughter’s boyfriend. When officers arrived the father was still at the house and was taken into custody; Sykes was found with gunshot wounds, taken to University Medical Center, and later died. The Clark County coroner determined the cause of death as gunshot wounds to the torso. A juvenile present in the home was not hurt and was reported to Child Protective Services.

Homicide detectives took over the investigation; reports identify the accused only by his relationship to the victim and do not include subsequent charges or court outcomes. Does anyone have information about the events that led up to this fatal confrontation or about the people involved?