Police said bystanders disarmed and held the suspect until officers arrived.
LAS VEGAS — A 43-year-old man was held without bail after police said he fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her husband May 12 inside a Smith’s Food & Drug store in south Las Vegas.
The shooting killed Amanda Frias Rosas and Victor Frias Rosas, a married couple who worked at the store at 9750 S. Maryland Parkway, near Silverado Ranch Boulevard. Police said the attack was targeted and tied to a past relationship between Amanda Frias Rosas and Alejandro Alfonso Estrada, who shared two children with her. No other shoppers or workers were reported shot.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said officers were called at about 11:24 a.m. Tuesday after reports that a man was firing a gun inside the grocery store. When officers arrived, they found three citizens restraining Estrada outside the store near the pharmacy drive-thru. Inside, officers found Amanda and Victor Frias Rosas with gunshot wounds. Medical personnel pronounced both victims dead at the scene. Lt. Robert Price said the people who stopped the suspect showed “tremendous courage” by holding him until police reached the shopping center.
Investigators said surveillance video showed Estrada arriving at the Smith’s shopping center on foot around 11:20 a.m. and walking through the produce area before approaching the couple as they turned into aisle four. Police said he shot them multiple times. An arrest report cited by local outlets said eight .45-caliber cartridge casings were found near the victims. Police said Estrada then walked out of the store, where bystanders confronted him, disarmed him and tackled him before officers took him into custody. He was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening while remaining in police custody.
Court documents described a series of events before the shooting. Police said a person matching Estrada’s description was seen at the couple’s home shortly before 11 a.m., when Amanda and Victor Frias Rosas were not there. Officers later found damage at the home, including a shattered rear sliding glass door, a ripped-off front surveillance camera, a .45-caliber casing on the patio and a projectile in the living room. Police said the master bedroom had been ransacked. Investigators said Estrada left the home and walked toward the Smith’s shopping center.
Police said Estrada and Amanda Frias Rosas had been in a prior relationship that ended in 2021. They shared two children, a boy who turned 12 on the day of the shooting and a girl who was about to turn 10. Court records cited by local outlets said Estrada had been ordered to pay $342 a month in child support and owed $2,804.26. A Family Court hearing had been set for June 1. Police said Estrada told a roommate about two weeks before the shooting that he believed he would go to jail for failing to pay child support.
Investigators said Estrada made plans to move out of his home and quit his job in the weeks before the shooting. The roommate told police that Estrada owned firearms and kept them in a closet. Police said they recovered a Sig Sauer 1911 .45-caliber handgun with one round in the chamber during the struggle outside the store. Investigators also found a CZ Scorpion Evo3 9mm semi-automatic carbine and several loaded magazines in a backpack, according to reports on the arrest documents. Police said a round found on Estrada matched the type of casing recovered at the couple’s home.
Estrada faces two counts of open murder with use of a deadly weapon, eight counts of discharging a firearm within an occupied structure, burglary while in possession of a firearm and aggravated stalking with use of a deadly weapon. He was booked in absentia at the Clark County Detention Center because he was hospitalized. A judge found enough probable cause Wednesday to hold him without bail. His next court hearing was scheduled for 8 a.m. Monday, May 18.
The shooting left the store closed Wednesday as police continued to process the scene and Smith’s employees dealt with the loss of two co-workers. Kroger, the parent company of Smith’s, said the store would remain closed while police investigated and said the company was “deeply saddened by this senseless act of violence.” Outside the store, flowers, balloons and photos formed a growing memorial for Amanda and Victor Frias Rosas. Customers who returned to the shopping center found police tape and a neighborhood shaken by violence in a place many described as part of their normal routine.
Several witnesses described a sudden rush for exits after gunfire broke out. Merconie Clark, a truck driver from Los Angeles, said he heard shots and later grabbed the suspect’s gun as they struggled outside. Darius Alston, a Las Vegas barbershop owner, said he sent his wife and children to safety before helping Clark. The men said they pushed weapons and a bag away from the suspect and held him down until police arrived. Pamela Buskey-Smith, who was inside the store, said the gunshots were loud and the suspect appeared calm as he moved through the area.
Amanda’s mother, Ann Winn, appeared in court Wednesday with relatives and said the family was working to get the couple’s children into family care. Winn said Amanda and Victor married in 2025 and worked together at the store. “They just got married,” Winn said. “They had a great relationship.” Police had not released a full public timeline of every shot or said whether anyone else had been targeted.
As of Thursday, Estrada remained in custody without bail, the homicide investigation was continuing and the next scheduled court hearing was set for May 18. Investigators were still reviewing store video, witness accounts, weapons and evidence from the couple’s home.
Author note: Last updated May 14, 2026.