A Metro Police officer stands by the entrance to a home as police investigate an apparent double murder and suicide in a residential area near near Lamb Boulevard and Alexander Road Saturday, March 28, 2020. A man killed his two teenage sons before killing himself on Friday night, according to reports.
Published Saturday, March 28, 2020 | 10:15 a.m.
Updated Saturday, March 28, 2020 | 1:27 p.m.
A 45-year-old Las Vegas man killed his two teenage sons before turning the gun on himself late Friday night in a northeast Las Vegas house, according to Metro Police.
Alejandro Figueroa had become incensed after one of the sons called 911 to say his father was drunk and handling guns, one of which had accidentally gone off, police said Saturday.
The police operator heard gunshot blasts in the background and the boy stopped talking, police said.
Officers rushed to the 3900 block of Chasing Heart Way, near Alexander Road and Las Vegas Boulevard North, about 10:30 p.m.
When they arrived, they found a teenage girl climbing out of a window who told them her father was shooting and that her brothers were still inside, Lt. Ray Spencer said.
SWAT officers summoned to the scene for a possible hostage rescue found the father dead from a self-inflicted wound and the sons also dead from gunshot wounds.
The girl was not injured. Police said the dead man’s wife was not home.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
