Gabriel Fernando “Fer” Pinon Paez, a 51-year-old Hispanic/Latino male also identified in police and news reports as Gabriel Pinon, died on April 14, 2026, after a violent confrontation outside a home in southwest Oklahoma City. The shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. in the 3700 block of Stable Court, near Southwest 36th Street, Mustang Road, and the southwest Oklahoma City/Canadian County area. Officers responding to reports of a shooting found Pinon lying in front of the residence.
He had been shot, with police reporting the wound was to his stomach, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators described the incident as a domestic dispute that escalated in the front yard of the home. According to Oklahoma City police, Pinon and his 29-year-old stepson became involved in an altercation before the shooting. Police said the confrontation turned deadly when the stepson allegedly pulled out a pistol, shot Pinon, and also physically assaulted him. The case was recorded as one of Oklahoma City’s homicides for 2026, with reports identifying it as the city’s 22nd homicide of the year.
The suspect was identified in news reports as Elias Anaya, age 29, Pinon’s stepson. Police said Anaya was still at or near the scene when officers arrived, and he was taken into custody. He was later booked into the Canadian County Jail on a murder complaint. Some reports described him as having been arrested and charged with a murder complaint, though the available reporting emphasized that the allegations had not yet been tested in court and that the accused is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Beyond the police account of the shooting, obituary and memorial information described Gabriel Fernando “Fer” Pinon Paez as someone whose life was rooted in family, work, honesty, generosity, and kindness. He was remembered as a son, brother, spouse, parent, and grandparent. His death left his family grieving not only the sudden loss of a loved one, but the way an apparent family conflict became a fatal shooting in the yard of a home.
