The driver charged with fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy during a tragic road rage incident may face the death penalty if found guilty.

Tyler Johns, 22, is accused of taking Brandon Dominguez’s life on a Las Vegas freeway on November 14.

Heartbreaking video captures the moment when Brandon’s distraught stepfather, Valente Ayala, cries out, “my kid is dead,” following the confrontation.

Reports suggest that Johns and Ayala were engaged in aggressive driving, jockeying for position on the busy freeway just before the tragedy unfolded.

Last week, the case appeared in Henderson Justice Court, where a judge ruled that sufficient evidence exists to advance the proceedings to district court.

There, prosecutors on Thursday revealed they are considering seeking the death penalty against Johns.

Johns is scheduled to enter a plea in January relating to the murder charge. Prosecutors could announce during that hearing whether they intend to pursue the death penalty.

The state of Nevada has not put a person to death since 2006, despite still offering the death penalty. 

Tyler Johns, 22, is accused of killing Brandon Dominguez on a freeway in Las Vegas , Nevada , on November 14

Heartwrenching footage emerged of Brandon’s devastated stepfather Valente Ayala screaming ‘my kid is dead’ after the altercation, as Johns spoke with an officer 

Extraordinary body camera footage from the moments after the altercation captured Johns appearing to admit to the crime.

He approached the officer at the scene and offered his hands behind his back.

‘Officer, take me,’ Johns said. ‘I shot at him, bro. I didn’t know it was a f***ing kid in the back.’ 

‘It’s 100 percent my fault. I shot at him, dude. I didn’t even know he had a kid in the car.’ 

Meanwhile, Ayala pleaded: ‘My kid is dead.’

The footage continued with Ayala sprawled out on the road, cussing and wailing at the tragic death of his stepson. 

Johns’ attorney in the initial hearing this week maintained the shooting was accidental. 

He remains in custody without bail.

Little Brandon Dominguez (pictured) was on his way to school when he was shot dead

After offering his hands to the officer, Johns was promptly handcuffed and taken into a police vehicle

Police claim both men rolled their respective windows down and got into a verbal dispute, when Johns pulled out a handgun and fired into the back seat of the other vehicle.

Little Brandon was on his way to school.

As Johns was cuffed and then moved into the police car, Ayala’s cries could still be heard in the background.

Later in the video, Johns asked the officer: ‘Is there any chance that the kid will be okay?’

‘There’s always a chance. I don’t know. After 20 years, I’ve kinda seen everything happen,’ the cop responded.

‘If you’re a praying man, I would be praying a lot for him right now.’

The suspect also asked if police could message his workplace that ‘I am not going to be there’ or whether he would be able to text his boss that ‘he won’t be making it in today.’

The officer briefly uncuffed Johns so he could use his phone to message his employer, then restrained him again.

Johns was charged with open murder, discharging a gun at or into a vehicle and discharging a gun within a vehicle in a prohibited area

Ayala could be seen laying in the middle of the road as he agonized over the death of his stepson

The November 14 shooting began when both vehicles started ‘jockeying for positions, trying to pass each other on the congested freeway,’ according to Henderson police chief Reggie Rader.

‘I just want to remind everybody that we lost a life today that we didn’t have to lose. An 11-year-old was on his way to school and this senseless act took his life,’ he said.

Rader said: ‘I would rather you be stuck in traffic and late for your destination than have to go to a funeral for a loved one, or potentially spend the rest of your life in prison.

‘We have to do better as a city, we have to do better as a community. We have to do better as human beings, because we can’t allow this to continue to happen.’

He was charged with open murder, discharging a gun at or into a vehicle and discharging a gun within a vehicle in a prohibited area, per police records.

The child was treated by the Henderson Fire Department and then rushed to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where he died.