A Las Vegas, Nevada man kidnapped his ex-girlfriend at a nail salon and then took her hostage at nearby home along with their 3-year old child and two other women, before killing his ex and then himself.
The Las Vegas Police Department made a statement at the scene of the crime and claimed witnesses saw the man wielding a gun when he kidnapped his ex at a shopping center in Henderson (just south of Las Vegas).
The witnesses luckily took down his license plate number and were able to quickly call to notify police. This allowed officers to quickly identify the man and send out officers.
“The Initial 911 calls indicated a Hispanic male had entered a nail salon and had taken a female at gunpoint and had forced her out of the business and forced her into a silver SUV,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Lt. Jason Johansson said.
Neither the suspect or the victim have been identified by police, who did not immediately respond with further details about the case.
However, the ex-girlfriend’s family claim she was Rizza Abrera and owned the nail salon she was kidnapped from during the incident.
Johansson told reporters, “We were led to the man’s house, were an unfortunate and horrific incident played out. The man refused to come out of the house, holding his ex-girlfriend, their 3-year old child, and two other women hostage inside his home.”
“After a few hours, a responding SWAT team was able to get the toddler and one of the women safely out of the home. However, the suspect, his ex-girlfriend and one of the other women were still inside,” Johansson continued. “It was at that time we were able to confirm the suspect was still inside the house and armed with numerous firearms. Responding officers soon learned the kidnapped ex-girlfriend was unresponsive inside, so they entered the home, discovering her and the suspect wounded.”
“She was pronounced dead at the scene, while the suspect was transported to University Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the head and later pronounced dead. The other woman who was still inside the home was found unharmed, hiding in a bedroom. This was a horrific incident across the board,” Johansson concluded his statement to multiple news outlets.
Abrera’s brother said that the business will remain open after his sister’s death; and all the profits for the next three months will go to pay for his sister’s funeral and other expenses.
