Detectives say the suspect first went to the couple’s house before finding them inside a Smith’s grocery store.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — A man accused of killing his former partner and her husband inside a Las Vegas grocery store first broke into the couple’s home, then walked to their workplace and opened fire, police said in court records.

The case has moved from an initial homicide response to a wider prosecution built around police reports, surveillance video, shell casings, family court records and statements investigators say Alejandro Estrada made after his arrest. Amanda Frias Rosas, 40, and Victor Frias Rosas, 43, were killed May 12 at a Smith’s in the Silverado Ranch area while a custody and child support dispute remained active.

Police said the chain of events began before sunrise. Investigators wrote that Estrada left his North Las Vegas home at 6:46 a.m. wearing black clothing and carrying a black backpack. A roommate later told detectives that Estrada had been worried about child support and believed he could go to jail. By late morning, surveillance video showed someone matching Estrada’s description at the home of Amanda and Victor Frias Rosas. The couple was not there. Police later found a doorbell camera torn from the front entrance, a shattered rear sliding glass door, a .45-caliber casing on the back patio and a bullet in the living room. The master bedroom had been ransacked. Estrada told detectives he destroyed the bedroom “in a fit of rage” after finding the couple gone, according to the police report.

From there, investigators say, Estrada walked toward the Smith’s at 9750 Maryland Parkway, near Silverado Ranch Boulevard. Video showed him reaching the store at about 11:20 a.m., only minutes before 911 calls began. The couple both worked at the store, though police reports described them as shopping there that morning. Detectives said Estrada entered with several weapons and located the couple near the produce area. He circled the section and waited until they turned into an aisle with their backs to him, the report says. Police wrote that he then fired several times. Officers later found eight .45-caliber cartridge casings near the victims inside the store and one casing at the couple’s home. Medical personnel pronounced both victims dead at the scene.

The first public account from Las Vegas police was brief but pointed to a domestic history. The department said dispatchers received multiple reports at about 11:24 a.m. of a male shooting inside a grocery store in the 9700 block of South Maryland Parkway. When officers arrived, they found three citizens holding Estrada down outside the store. Inside, officers found an adult male and an adult female with apparent gunshot wounds. Detectives soon determined that the female victim had previously been in a relationship with Estrada and was married to the male victim. Police also said Estrada and Amanda Frias Rosas had been involved in ongoing custody-related disputes.

The police report released later added more detail about the alleged motive. Estrada told detectives at a hospital that Amanda Frias Rosas ended their relationship in 2020 after he lost his job, according to the report. He said he lost parental rights involving their two children and was ordered to pay child support that he could not afford. Detectives wrote that he had been served with a notice to appear in court June 1 over custody and support issues. After receiving that notice, police said, Estrada decided he would kill Amanda Frias Rosas because he believed she was ruining his life and would not stop. Investigators also said Estrada destroyed electronics and deleted social media accounts two days before the shooting.

Family court records cited in local reports show Estrada had been ordered to pay $342 a month in child support and owed more than $2,800 as of November. Amanda Frias Rosas and Victor Frias Rosas married in February 2025 after she and Estrada separated. Police and court records described two children shared by Amanda Frias Rosas and Estrada, including a son who turned 12 on the day of the shooting. The couple’s younger child had a birthday two days later. A Smith’s employee, Arturo Salazar, said the couple had a birthday cake in their shopping cart when they were killed. “They had a cake that said, ‘Happy birthday,’” Salazar said.

Several shoppers and workers described a sudden burst of gunfire followed by panic in the store. Shopper Paula Milton said the gunfire sounded like about eight shots. “He was completely calm. No expression. No nothing,” Milton said of the gunman. Hanna Manker, who was inside with her children, said she heard several shots and crouched down with them as people ran. Police said three people stopped Estrada after the shooting near the pharmacy drive-thru area. Merconie Clark, one of the bystanders, said he moved toward the suspect and wrestled with him for a gun. Darius Alston said he helped hold Estrada down before officers arrived. Police later said the bystanders showed “tremendous courage.”

Investigators said Estrada had three guns, including one in his backpack, along with multiple loaded magazines. Police also said a bullet tied to Estrada matched the type found at the couple’s home. The arrest report says Estrada placed a red folder with family court papers near Amanda Frias Rosas after the shooting so police would understand why he killed her. Detectives wrote that he said he shot Victor Frias Rosas because Victor was “part of the problem too.” Asked where he would have gone if bystanders had not stopped him, Estrada said he planned to “shoot it out” with police, according to the report.

The charges have grown as investigators tied the grocery store killings to the earlier break-in. Estrada was initially booked on two counts of open murder with use of a deadly weapon, eight counts of discharging a firearm inside an occupied structure, burglary while in possession of a firearm and aggravated stalking with use of a deadly weapon. A separate case later accused him of home invasion, burglary and discharging a gun into a structure at the couple’s home. Prosecutors have since consolidated the cases. Local court reporting says he is being held without bail on 14 felony charges, including two counts of first-degree murder.

At a court appearance, Judge Amy Wilson said Estrada’s alleged actions created an extreme danger to the victims and the public. A public defender said Estrada plans to plead not guilty. Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said prosecutors may consider the death penalty, though a final decision had not been announced in the reports reviewed. Kroger, which owns Smith’s, said the company was cooperating with police and that the store would remain closed while the investigation continued. The company said it was “deeply saddened” and was supporting associates and customers affected by the shooting.

For now, Estrada remains in custody without bail as the criminal case moves forward. His next listed hearing is a preliminary hearing scheduled for June 29 at 9:30 a.m., when prosecutors are expected to present evidence tying the home break-in, the store shooting and the custody dispute into one case.

Author note: Last updated June 15, 2026.