Investigators say the 7-year-old son called 911 before officers found two victims inside a southwest valley home.
LAS VEGAS — Police on Friday identified 31-year-old Briana Flowers as one of two people found dead after a 7-year-old boy called 911 from a southwest Las Vegas home on Wednesday morning. Officers responded just after 7:20 a.m. to the 8600 block of Rowland Bluff Avenue and discovered Flowers and an adult man with fatal injuries.
Authorities say the case is a double homicide and remains under active investigation. The call drew a large police response to the Mountains Edge area as detectives canvassed the neighborhood for security video and interviewed residents. Investigators said early evidence indicates the incident was isolated and that there was no ongoing threat to the public. No arrests had been announced as of Saturday, and officials have not released the man’s name pending notification of relatives. The boy who called 911 was not injured, police said.
Responding officers arrived minutes after the emergency call and found the two adults suffering from life-threatening wounds. Medical personnel pronounced both dead at the scene. Lt. Robert Price said preliminary findings suggest the violence was confined to the residence and told reporters there was “no threat to the public.” Price did not discuss a motive or describe the relationship between the victims, noting that detectives were still working through timelines and physical evidence collected inside the home. Neighbors reported seeing patrol cars and crime scene tape stretching across the small cul-de-sac through much of the day.
Police have not detailed the type of weapon used. Investigators said the 911 call came from the woman’s 7-year-old son, who told a dispatcher his mother was hurt and needed help. The Clark County coroner’s office formally identified Flowers on Friday and will release the man’s identity after notifying next of kin. Detectives were reviewing possible surveillance footage from nearby homes and asking anyone with information to contact the homicide section. As of Saturday afternoon, officials had not publicly identified a suspect or outlined a specific person of interest.
The home sits in a cluster of newer subdivisions near Durango Drive and Mountains Edge Parkway, an area that has expanded rapidly over the past decade with parks, schools and planned communities. Although violent crime in the Las Vegas Valley fluctuates by neighborhood, police leaders have said many homicides involve people who know one another and are not random attacks. In this case, Price emphasized early that evidence did not point to a murder-suicide and that detectives were proceeding as a double-homicide probe focused on events inside the residence on Rowland Bluff Avenue.
Investigators spent hours processing the scene Wednesday, marking items inside the single-family home and photographing the entryways. Detectives also knocked on nearby doors to ask about overnight noises, vehicles seen on the block and any visitors in the hours before the 7:20 a.m. call. Crime scene analysts collected fingerprints and swabs and seized potential digital evidence such as doorbell camera recordings. Police did not disclose whether the child made the call from a cell phone or a landline or whether any other children were present.
Flowers’ relatives and friends gathered near the house Thursday evening, leaving flowers and candles. A family spokesperson described Flowers as a devoted mother and asked for privacy as they awaited answers from investigators. “We’re grieving and we want justice for Briana,” the spokesperson said. Several neighbors expressed shock, noting the street is typically quiet in the early morning hours except for commuters and school traffic. One resident said she woke to sirens and saw officers ushering people away from the cul-de-sac as homicide detectives arrived.
As of Saturday evening, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the investigation was continuing, with detectives awaiting additional reports from the coroner and crime lab. Police did not release a timeline for the next briefing. The coroner’s office will determine the cause and manner of death for both victims and will identify the male victim when family is notified.
Author note: Last updated February 1, 2026.