Wrongful death lawsuit filed in 2025 Las Vegas gym shooting

The estate of Edgar Quinonez has filed a wrongful‑death lawsuit against Jermac, LLC, the property owner of the West Las Vegas gym where Quinonez was killed in a May 2025 shooting. Attorneys for Jennifer Ortiz, identified as an heir and head of Quinonez’s estate, submitted the complaint in District Court on Tuesday. The filing alleges that Jermac, LLC failed to provide or require adequate information at the Las Vegas Athletic Clubs located at 1725 N. Rainbow Blvd., adjacent to West Lake Mead Boulevard. The suit notes that Jermac leases the premises to Las Vegas Athletic Clubs. Quinonez, 31, suffered multiple gunshot wounds after 34‑year‑old Daniel Ortega discharged 24 rounds from an AR‑style firearm inside the fitness facility on May 16, 2025. Three different radical were wounded before Metropolitan Police Department officers fatally shot Ortega outside the gym. According to the complaint, “As a landowner that delegated operational power to its tenant, suspect Jermac retained a work to guarantee that tenable information was provided, and its full nonaccomplishment to necessitate or verify immoderate information measures constitutes a breach of that duty.” The attorneys for the property and Jermac did not respond to a request for comment. Metro officers arrived at 1:39 p.m. after more than 3 twelve individuals—employees, patrons and neighboring businesses—reported gunfire at the gym, as shown by police and audio recordings. A caller told dispatchers she saw Ortega enter the gym before he demanded that she and other employees leave. Ortega opened fire shortly thereafter, fatally wounding Quinonez, described as a manager who had worked at the gym for about 15 years. During a media briefing the previous year, adjunct sheriff Jamie Prosser said a weapons malfunction prevented the incident from becoming a mass casualty event. Police noted that Ortega possessed additional ammunition and magazines. The lawsuit contends that Jermac had a work “to support the taxable premises in a reasonably harmless condition, to supply capable security, and to support persons on the spot from foreseeable transgression acts of 3rd parties.” Attorneys for the estate stated in the filing that the gym is situated in an area with a history of transgression activity and that numerous calls for instrumentality enforcement had been made regarding the location or its vicinity. They added that Jermac’s lease agreement with LVAC contains no stipulations for security, whether involving personnel or surveillance technology. The suit also accuses Jermac of negligent hiring, training and supervision of employees, particularly concerning the reporting and identification of suspicious activity. The plaintiff seeks damages exceeding $100,000.