Left inset: Manuel Robles (KGET/YouTube). Right inset: Ana Karen Robles (GoFundMe). Background: The area in Bakersfield, Calif., where Ana Karen Robles lived with Manuel Robles, who is accused of murdering her in front of their son (KGET/YouTube).
A man from California reportedly became blackout drunk and fatally shot his wife with an AR-15, in the presence of their teenage son, due to suspicions that she had “cheated” on him, as stated in police and court records.
In footage from a police body camera taken the night of the incident, Manuel Robles is heard confessing, “I f—ed up,” following the murder of his wife, Ana Karen Robles. This information comes from Bakersfield police and court documents accessed by Law & Crime.
Bakersfield officers arrived at the family’s residence on November 26, discovering Ana Robles with multiple gunshot injuries. Despite efforts, she was declared dead at the scene. After the shooting, Manuel Robles reportedly fled in his pickup truck, which overturned several times after he crashed into a center median, according to law enforcement.
While being arrested, Robles allegedly discussed the events leading to his wife’s death in statements recorded on the body camera. These conversations were documented as he was being taken into custody and during transport in a patrol car.
Robles allegedly stated, “My wife cheated on me and I f—ed up.”
He further remarked to the police, “She had sex with another guy, I should’ve just forgave her. … I could have forgave her but I didn’t,” according to the court documents. “She didn’t deserve that, she didn’t deserve that.”
Robles allegedly added, “She made a mistake and I killed her for it.”
The couple’s 15-year-old son spoke to investigators and told them his parents were arguing over something and he intervened, according to police. He said that his mom was allegedly in a fetal position on their bed and his dad was standing over her with a handgun.
“You need to f—ing knock it off,” the son recounted telling Manuel Robles, while also calling him a “dips—,” according to court documents. The teen claimed Robles fired multiple shots at a safe before heading out to the garage.
The 37-year-old allegedly returned with an AR-15 and blasted Ana Robles multiple times before threatening to kill himself, the son said. “This is what happens when you cheat,” Robles allegedly told his wife before opening fire, according to their son.
Robles put the barrel of the rifle in his mouth after murdering Ana Robles, but didn’t pull the trigger and the boy wrestled the gun away from him, according to court documents.
While being taken into custody, cops say Manuel Robles repeatedly asked officers whether there was a possibility she survived his alleged attack. “Tell me she’s okay, tell me she’s okay,” he allegedly asked. “Is she okay? Is she okay?”
Robles told investigators he “blacked out” before the shooting after drinking “almost two fifths of vodka,” according to court documents. He claimed he drank “a fifth” and then left to get another as he continued “drinking harder and harder because they had been going through some s—,” police report. Robles was allegedly “crying” as he spoke to cops.
The couple’s son referred to his dad as a “f—ing coward” and said he was aware of the “cheating” allegations, according to court documents. “He knew it was the beginning of the end of the family,” police say, citing the teen’s statements to cops.
Manuel Robles is charged with first-degree murder and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 11, 2026. He is being held without bail.
