Police said the attack followed a custody and child support dispute involving one of the victims.
LAS VEGAS — A man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her husband inside a south Las Vegas grocery store was held down by bystanders until police arrived, authorities said after the May 12 attack.
The shooting killed Amanda Frias Rosas and Victor Frias Rosas, a married couple who worked at the Smith’s Food & Drug at 9750 South Maryland Parkway, near Silverado Ranch Boulevard. Police said the attack was targeted and tied to an earlier relationship between Amanda Frias Rosas and the suspect, 43-year-old Alejandro Alfonso Estrada. No other people were shot, but shoppers and employees ran from the store as gunfire broke out late Tuesday morning.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said officers were called at about 11:24 a.m. after multiple reports that a man was firing inside the grocery store. When officers arrived, they found three citizens restraining Estrada outside the store. Inside, officers found an adult man and woman 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 officers reached the shopping center.
Investigators said surveillance video showed Estrada arriving at the store on foot 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 also said Estrada walked out of the store and was confronted near the pharmacy drive-thru, where bystanders disarmed and tackled him. 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 they 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, according to reports on the arrest documents. The master bedroom had been ransacked, police said. Investigators said the suspect then walked toward the Smith’s shopping center.
Police said Estrada and Amanda Frias Rosas had been in a prior relationship and shared two children. Their relationship ended in 2021, according to reports on court records. Local outlets reported that a son turned 12 the day of the shooting and that a daughter was about to turn 10. Court records cited by reporters 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 had told a roommate he feared going to jail for not paying.
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, police said. 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.
Police said they recovered a Sig Sauer 1911 .45-caliber handgun with one round in the chamber during the struggle. Reports on the arrest documents said investigators also found a CZ Scorpion Evo3 9mm semi-automatic carbine and several loaded magazines in a backpack. A round found on Estrada matched the type of casing recovered at the couple’s home, according to police records described by local outlets. Investigators had not released a full public timeline of every shot or said whether anyone else had been targeted.
The shooting left the store closed Wednesday as employees from other Smith’s locations arrived to help with cleanup and move perishable items. A memorial grew outside the entrance, where flowers, balloons and photos were placed for Amanda and Victor Frias Rosas. Kroger, Smith’s parent company, said the store would remain closed while police investigated. The company said it was cooperating with LVMPD and was “deeply saddened by this senseless act of violence.”
Several witnesses described a sudden rush for the exits. Merconie Clark, a truck driver from Los Angeles, told News 3 Las Vegas he heard shots, saw people running 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 officers arrived.
Amanda’s mother, Ann Winn, appeared in court Wednesday with relatives. She told FOX5 that 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,” she said. “They had a great relationship.” Customers who returned to the shopping center Wednesday found police tape, a closed store and a neighborhood shaken by a killing at a place many described as part of their daily routine.
The case remained under homicide investigation Thursday. Estrada was in custody without bail, the next hearing was set for May 18, and investigators continued reviewing store video, witness accounts, weapons and evidence from the couple’s home.
Author note: Last updated Thursday, May 14, 2026.