A Nevada father's heart-wrenching reaction to his son being killed in a road-rage shooting as they traveled to school was revealed in body camera footage released by Las Vegas police.
Brandon Dominguez-Chavarria, 11, was fatally shot around 7.30am last Friday while riding with his stepfather Valente Ayala in an SUV in Henderson, Nevada - on the outskirts of Las Vegas.
Tyler Matthew Johns, 22, was accused of open murder and firing a gun into Ayala's car in what Henderson police deemed a 'road-rage incident.'
The body camera footage published by the Las Vegas police's public records unit Friday started with Ayala desperately crying to a police officer.
The father pleaded: 'My kid is dead.'
'He's dead?' the incredulous officer asked.
At that moment, Johns walked up to the cop from the scene of the crime and offered his hands behind his back unprompted to be handcuffed.
'Officer, take me,' Johns said. 'I shot at him, bro. I didn't know it was a f*ing kid in the back.'
The footage started with Valente Ayala, the boy's stepfather, crying 'My kid is dead' to a Las Vegas police officer
Tyler Matthew Johns, 22, who has been accused of open murder, then walked up to the officer and said: 'I shot at him, bro'
As Johns was cuffed and then moved into the police car, Ayala's cries could still be heard in the background.
The suspect attempted an explanation.
'We were road raging,' Johns said. 'He came up around the side, like on the merge.'
The footage released by Las Vegas police also showed Johns commenting on the actual shooting.
He said: 'It's 100% my fault. I shot at him, dude. I didn't even know he had a kid in the car.'
The footage continued with Ayala sprawled out on the road, cussing and wailing at the tragic death of his stepson.
Later in the video, Johns asked the officer: 'Is there any chance that the kid will be okay?'
After offering his hands to the officer, Johns was promptly handcuffed and taken into a police vehicle
Johns asked the police officer if there was 'any chance' the 11-year-old boy would 'be okay'
'There's always a chance. I don't know. After 20 years, I've kinda seen everything happen,' the cop responded.
'If you're a praying man, I would be praying a lot for him right now.'
Ayala's cries remained audible as Johns spoke to law enforcement.
The suspect also asked if police could message his workplace that 'I am not going to be there' or whether he would be able to text his boss that 'he won't be making it in today.'
The officer briefly uncuffed Johns so he could use his phone to message his employer, then restrained him again.
The November 14 shooting began when both vehicles started 'jockeying for positions, trying to pass each other on the congested freeway,' according to Henderson police chief Reggie Rader.
'I just want to remind everybody. that we lost a life today that we didn't have to lose. An 11-year-old was on his way to school and this senseless act took his life,' he said.
Ayala could be seen laying in the middle of the road as he agonized over the death of his stepson
Police said Johns pulled out a handgun and fired into the back seat of the car driven by Ayala, killing the sitting Dominguez-Chavarria (pictured)
Police said both cars got into a verbal exchange and rolled their respective windows down.
At that point, police added, Johns pulled out a handgun and fired into the back seat of the other vehicle, killing the sitting boy.
Rader said: 'I would rather you be stuck in traffic and late for your destination than have to go to a funeral for a loved one, or potentially spend the rest of your life in prison.'
'We have to do better as a city, we have to do better as a community. We have to do better as human beings, because we can't allow this to continue to happen.'
Ayala, the stepfather, then 'rammed' Johns’ four-door sedan, bringing both of their cars to a halt in the middle of the road and prompting another 'heated exchange.'
This second dispute was observed by a Las Vegas police officer who was driving on the freeway, law enforcement said.
Johns was arrested at the scene of the crime. His gun was also recovered.
Johns was charged with open murder, discharging a gun at or into a vehicle and discharging a gun within a vehicle in a prohibited area
He was charged with open murder, discharging a gun at or into a vehicle and discharging a gun within a vehicle in prohibited area, per police records.
The child was treated by the Henderson Fire Department and then rushed to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where he died.
Authorities said they 'explored the possibility of charging the stepfather with a crime', the Las Vegas Review Journal reported, but Ayala was ultimately not charged with any wrongdoing.
Johns is currently being held without bail and is expected back in court on December 4.
The Daily Mail reached out to Henderson police and the Clark County District Attorney's Office for further comment.