When we hear about parricide, the act of murdering one’s own parents, it is a pretty shocking and disturbing event. Just recently, the world was shocked to learn that beloved director Rob Reiner‘s son Nick Reiner reportedly brutally murdered him and his wife. What Nick Reiner did was actually considered “very uncommon” in terms of typical murder cases. According to an EBSCO report, in the United States parricides account for about 1% of all homicides committed within a given year. But when they happen, they are typically shocking and horrific.
Law & Crime reported that ex-Marine Irvin Hernandez-Flores from San Francisco broke into his father and stepmother’s home and shot them multiple times, and that’s not even the most horrifying part. He did it in front of his 11-year-old stepsister and then live streamed the aftermath.
On August 13, 2022, the 27-year-old drove to the home of Jose Hernandez and Yesenia Soto and, according to a news release from the San Francisco County District Attorney’s Office, “scaled a locked security fence to the property and then broke into the residence where his father, stepmother, and younger sister lived. Once inside, Mr. Hernandez-Flores opened fire on his father, hitting him five times, killing him. Mr. Hernandez-Flores then turned the firearm toward his stepmother, and shot her six times. She died later that day in the hospital.”
The release went on to affirm that the crime happened in front of an 11-year-old girl. In a disturbing jailhouse interview with KTVU at the time, Hernandez-Flores revealed the young girl was so shocked she didn’t even cry and he had to tell her to call 911. He claimed to have been heavily intoxicated and not remembering much, but fading in and out of consciousness. The man said he shot his father and only remembers “coming to,” seeing his father was “suffering” and choosing to shoot him again to end his suffering.
“Once I emptied the clip I turned on the lights and I see him on the floor,” Hernandez-Flores recalled, per KTVU. “I see his suffering and then I stopped his suffering.” He added that his decision to livestream was likely his way of saying “goodbye” to them.
On January 26, 2026, a jury found Hernandez-Flores guilty and convicted him of two counts of second-degree murder and child abuse.
“No child should have to witness the murder of her parents like the victim did in this tragic case,” Assistant District Attorney John Roman shared in the release. “The jury, after careful consideration, returned verdicts that will ensure Mr. Hernandez Flores is held accountable for his depraved conduct.”
