Chilling details emerge after Las Vegas gunman torched mother and fatally shot 14-year-old daughter

“NO ONE IS LEAVING THIS HOUSE ALIVE”!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AUTHORITIES SAY A LAS VEGAS MAN CHASED HIS GIRLFRIEND WITH A BLOWTORCH, KILLED HER 14-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, AND SHOT A POLICE OFFICER BEFORE TURNING A GUN ON HIMSELF… AND THE MOTHER DIED OF HER INJURIES WEEKS LATER.

On August 10, 2026, emergency dispatchers in Las Vegas received an urgent call for help just after midnight.

The call was placed at around 12:29 a.m. from a home in the 4500 block of Pigeon Point Court.

Authorities identified the caller as 47-year-old Nichole Charese Drummond.

She reported that her boyfriend was chasing her through the residence.

Authorities identified the boyfriend as 48-year-old Jason Simmons.

Nichole told dispatchers that Simmons was pursuing her with a blowtorch.

She stated that he was attempting to set her on fire.

While officers were en route to the scene, Nichole remained on the line with dispatchers.

She told dispatchers that Simmons had also shot her.

Nichole reported that she was hiding inside a bathroom.

Police said Simmons had been attempting to set the house on fire using gasoline and the blowtorch.

Responding officers arrived at the Pigeon Point Court address to find smoke filling the residence.

Upon entering the home, officers encountered several small fires.

They moved through the smoke to search the property.

Inside a front bedroom, officers found a teenage girl suffering from a gunshot wound.

The victim was identified as 14-year-old Aven Ny’elle Drummond.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Aven would have turned 15 years old two days after she was killed.

Officers continued clearing the rest of the residence.

During the search, 36-year-old Officer Zaira Venegas-Hernandez attempted to kick open a locked bedroom door.

Authorities said Simmons fired eight rounds from a rifle through the door.

One of the rounds struck Venegas-Hernandez in the chest.

Her ballistic vest prevented the rifle round from fully penetrating.

She suffered a non-life-threatening injury.

Venegas-Hernandez returned fire through the door.

Officers then withdrew from the home.

And the incident escalated into a barricade situation.

SWAT officers and crisis negotiators responded to the scene.

Throughout the standoff, Nichole remained in communication with emergency dispatchers.

She later reported to dispatchers that Simmons had shot himself.

Then Nichole was able to escape from the residence.

She was transported to University Medical Center for treatment.

Medical staff treated Nichole for severe burns.

She had also suffered a gunshot wound to her right leg.

SWAT officers subsequently entered the home.

Inside, officers found Simmons suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators recovered several weapons from the residence.

Authorities seized a .223-caliber rifle.

They also recovered three handguns.

The blowtorch was recovered from the home as well.

Police said Simmons was prohibited from possessing firearms.

Nichole worked as the head of human resources for Christian Morris Trial Attorneys.

She remained hospitalized at University Medical Center for nearly three weeks.

On August 30, 2026, Nichole died from complications of her injuries.

The Clark County Coroner’s Office examined her cause of death.

The coroner determined Nichole died from complications of thermal injuries.

The gunshot wound to her leg was listed as another significant condition.

Her death was ruled a homicide.

Had Simmons survived, authorities said he could have faced numerous felony charges.

Those potential charges included murder with use of a deadly weapon.

He could have faced attempted murder.

Authorities said he could have faced attempted murder involving a first responder.

He could have faced first-degree arson.

He could have faced kidnapping.

He could have faced mayhem.

He could have faced prohibited possession of a firearm.