A family cookout in Las Vegas ended in deadly violence on April 4, 2020. Seventy-two-year-old Manuel Fernandez was shot and killed at the family home on Garland Court; his wife Nemesia was critically wounded. The couple’s 30-year-old son, Alfonso Fernandez, was identified as the suspect and taken into custody at the scene.

Police reports say Alfonso had used methamphetamine the night before and became paranoid, telling family members he heard noises and footsteps. He grew increasingly agitated when his concerns were dismissed. After asking his two sisters to leave the house, he allegedly lured his father into the garage, shot him multiple times, then returned inside and shot his mother. He later went upstairs to apologize to his sisters before surrendering.

Alfonso was booked into the Clark County Detention Center and charged with murder and attempted murder; investigators say he confessed and cited anger at his parents over house rules and their dismissal of his claims about noises. If anyone knew Manuel, Nemesia, or the family and has information about that day, please share what is known.