Newly released documents reveal how Wyland Gomes’ father obtained the gun he used to kill his son: Lawyer

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The mother of a Hanford boy who died at the hands of his father is one step closer to justice as new documents reveal how the killer obtained the gun.

Victor Gomes shot his son Wyland before turning the gun on himself in a Hanford home in 2020. Wyland was 10 years old.

“He was funny and smart and polite and quiet,” said his mother, Christy Camara.

Camara has been pushing for answers since the tragic day. Investigators say her estranged husband used a handgun he purchased legally years ago.

But Camara and her lawyer say Victor should never have owned that firearm because he had a restraining order against him.

“We know his possession was prohibited,” said attorney Joseph Alioto Jr. “At the time, he was subject to a restraining order prohibiting him from purchasing guns, and yet the Justice Department approved his background check.”

Alioto sued the California Department of Justice in 2022, demanding the department release several documents detailing how Victor purchased the gun.

The DOJ objected to confidentiality and legal concerns.

Then, late last month, a court ruling in San Francisco required the Justice Department to release and publish the documents.

A Justice Department official said, “The DOJ is in the process of complying with the ruling.”

“It appears from the record that of the four injunctions the Supreme Court issued against Victor Gomes, the Supreme Court issued only one in accordance with the law,” Alioto said.

He says the records show the gun purchase was only allowed because something slipped through the cracks.

Alioto pointed to the Kings County courthouse where Camara filed for divorce and said staff there did not notify the Justice Department until eight months after the restraining order went into effect.

“What happened in the meantime,” Alioto said, “was that in May 2017, Gomes went out and bought a gun, and that was the gun he used to kill Wyland.”

The victim’s mother is now trying to raise awareness and bring about change to ensure such mistakes are not repeated.

“I can’t bring my son back, but if we could save just one child and one family from the suffering that my family, my community and I have endured, then it would be worth it.”

Camara and her attorney have filed a lawsuit in Kings County Superior Court. The court told Action News it could not comment on the matter.