Overview
- Elko police say Giovanni Perez shot his son, 11-year-old Callan West Perez, in an airport restroom on April 13, then fatally shot himself near the ticket counter.
- Officers treated the scene as an active shooter, locked down Elko International Airport, halted flights, and reopened the facility the next day.
- A bomb squad examined a vehicle tied to the pair as a precaution and reported no explosives.
- Investigators report the two were traveling together when their rental car broke down in Winnemucca and that they entered the restroom twice before the shooting.
- Police say the case involves a custody dispute and the father's reported military-related PTSD, the family has launched a GoFundMe, and the motive remains under investigation.