On April 25, 2019, a domestic dispute on Silver Saddle Street in east Las Vegas ended in a deadly shooting that killed 34-year-old Karen Gotidoc Lopez. Karen, originally from the Philippines, and her ex-husband Fernando Lopez had arrived in a vehicle with their four-year-old son; an argument that began in the car continued outside. Karen knocked on a neighbor’s door and handed the child to people in the driveway asking them to take him as the confrontation escalated.

Fernando reportedly was armed with a handgun. A neighbor first tried to de-escalate, then went home and retrieved a rifle. Fernando shot Karen in the chest; an exchange of gunfire followed between Fernando and the armed resident. A second resident was also struck and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police found both Karen and Fernando with gunshot wounds; both were pronounced dead. The Clark County Coroner ruled Karen’s death a homicide by gunshot wound and ruled Fernando’s death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds, though initial reports left unclear whether he was struck by return fire or died of a self-inflicted wound. Their child was unharmed and placed in the care of Child Protective Services. Court records show the couple had divorced the previous year.

Did anyone in the area witness the argument or the shooting who hasn’t spoken to investigators?