Giovanni Perez, 37, fatally injured his 11-year-old son, Callan West Perez, and then took his own life at Elko Regional Airport in Nevada on April 13, 2026.
Giovanni was reportedly a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq and was diagnosed with PTSD, bipolar tendencies, and other mental health issues since his time in the military.
Giovanni’s father, Frank Perez, has now opened up on the series of events leading up to the tragedy that he believes could have been avoided if the respective authorities had intervened in time.
