A Las Vegas police response ended in tragedy, leaving a boy dead. Conflicting accounts of what happened have sparked questions from witnesses and family.
Hours before dawn, officers were dispatched to an apartment complex along South Maryland Parkway. Authorities say the call involved a volatile domestic situation that escalated quickly.
The encounter ended with the deaths of a father and his young son. What happened in those final moments is now being sharply questioned by a key witness.
A Late-Night Call That Turned Deadly
According to News 3 Las Vegas, Raneka Pate called police to the Parkside Villas apartment complex on South Maryland Parkway around 1:20 a.m. on February 3, 2026, after a domestic dispute involving her child’s father, Quinton Baker.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said officers were dispatched on a report of a man battering a woman and attempting to take a juvenile from an apartment…