LAS VEGAS, NV — Las Vegas police identified the man who turned himself in after saying he shot and killed his girlfriend and two children inside an apartment near Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard.
Juan Orona, 29, arrived Tuesday night at the Southeast Area Command police station and told officers what he claimed had happened. Officers later found all three victims dead inside the apartment on O’Bannon Drive.
Police have not said what led to the shootings, and no motive has been released. The case is being investigated by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department homicide section.
Orona walked into the Southeast Area Command and confessed, police say
According to police, Orona came to the station on Tuesday night and reported that he had shot the three victims. The apartment where the shootings were said to have happened is on O’Bannon Drive, near Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard.
After his statement, officers went to the apartment and located the victims dead inside. Police have described the case as a homicide investigation and have not said whether anyone else was present when the shooting occurred.
The agency has also not released additional details about the victims beyond saying that two children were among the dead.
Clark County jail records list murder and gun charges
Orona was booked into the Clark County Detention Center after his arrest. Jail records show three counts of open murder with a deadly weapon and ten counts of discharging a gun into an occupied structure.
Those charges reflect the number of people police say died and the allegation that shots were fired into a home that was occupied. Authorities have not announced any court hearing details or said whether prosecutors have formally filed charges yet.
The detention center booking placed Orona in custody as detectives continued gathering evidence from the apartment complex and the surrounding area.
Police have not said what motivated the shooting
No possible motive has been released in the case. Police have not described any prior calls to the apartment, any domestic violence history, or any dispute that might explain the killings.
Investigators also have not said what kind of relationship, if any, existed between Orona and the children beyond police identifying one of the victims as his girlfriend. The lack of a stated motive leaves open a central question in a case that has already drawn attention because of the number of victims and the suspect’s reported surrender.
For now, the department is treating the matter as an active homicide investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Las Vegas homicide detectives
Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call 702-828-3521 or email homicide@lvmpd.com. Detectives have not said what specific details they are seeking, but tips could help them build a timeline of the incident and confirm what happened before and after the shooting.
The shooting near Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard came as Las Vegas homicide investigators continued to handle other deadly cases across the city. In this case, officers responded after Orona’s surrender and then found three people dead inside the apartment.
Authorities have not announced whether additional evidence from the scene has been recovered or when more information may be released.
A deadly call that ended with a surrender
The sequence in this case began with a man walking into a police station and ended with detectives confirming three deaths at an apartment complex. That combination has made the case especially stark for investigators and for the neighborhood near Sahara and Decatur Boulevard.
Police have identified the suspect, filed the booking charges, and opened a homicide investigation, but many of the most important questions remain unanswered. The department has not said whether the victims were all found in the same room, how the shootings unfolded, or whether the firearm used has been recovered.
For now, the confirmed facts are limited to the surrender, the deaths, and the charges filed after the police response.
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