Cowboys Fan Allegedly Killed Brother Over Loss to Green Bay Packers

Friends say an argument over the Cowboys' playoff loss to the Packers led to a guy fighting/killing his own brother.

Two brothers who got into a deadly confrontation after the Packers/Cowboys game.
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Two brothers who got into a deadly confrontation after the Packers/Cowboys game.

A chaotic scene erupted late Sunday night as, according to close friends of a pair of Cowboy fan brothers, two siblings had a deadly confrontation following the Green Bay Packers' 34-31 playoff win over the Dallas Cowboys:

Las Vegas Metro police say that 46-year-old Robert Boyer and 40-year-old Justin Boyer got into a heated argument after a night of watching the game and drinking. Their friends, who were also in attendance, say the yelling was over the one-seeded Cowboys losing to the underdog Packers. A roommate had to physically separate the two, but it was only temporary as Justin eventually attacked Robert again. At that point Robert, saying he feared for his life, pulled a knife and killed his younger bro. According to friends, Justin had come into town to visit from North Dakota.

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Neighbor Robert Lewis says he found Justin with multiple stab wounds at his front door, and claims he can't believe his neighbor was involved in a fight for such an absurd reason. "I’m passionate. I’m an Eagles fan and I’m passionate about my Eagles," Lewis said. "[B]ut to get to that level over a ballgame is just crazy. Unreal. Unbelievable."

Additionally Patricia Lewis, Robert's wife, said that just after 11:30 P.M. on Sunday she saw the man bleeding to death on their front porch. "He just asked for help. He was moaning he needed help,” Patricia said to NBC 3 News Las Vegas. “He was obviously intoxicated. He was just begging for help."

Justin eventually died at UMC hospital.

Officers believe Robert's claim that he acted in self-defense. Sources from the PD say that Justin suffers from mental illness, and that friends stated that Dallas's upset at the hands of Green Bay triggered his anger.

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