A family Thanksgiving gathering in Las Vegas turned fatal on November 29, 2020, when six-year-old Giuliana Johnson was fatally shot in a rental home. Her grandfather, David Walter Johnson II, had two handguns, a .380-caliber semiautomatic and a Glock 19, which he hid in a couch before going upstairs. While he was away, a 2-year-old grandson found one of the loaded weapons and discharged it, striking Giuliana. She was pronounced dead at the scene from a perforating gunshot wound to the chest.

Investigators later learned the family had prior neglect allegations with child protective services. The grandfather initially told authorities Giuliana had shot herself but later admitted leaving the loaded firearms unsecured in the couch. An arrest warrant was issued for David Walter Johnson II on April 6, 2021, charging two counts of child abuse and one count of child abuse resulting in substantial bodily harm for failing to secure the weapons. He pleaded guilty to child abuse, neglect, or endangerment and received two days in the Clark County Detention Center with credit for time served. A wrongful death lawsuit was also filed against him by his ex-wife alleging his negligence led to Giuliana’s death.