Pedro Rios, 35, was killed by a stray bullet on the evening of February 13, 2018, in a central Las Vegas neighborhood. The shooting occurred about 7:50 p.m. near the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue. Rios was stepping out of his apartment at 225 W. New York Ave when a shootout on an adjacent street, reportedly tied to a drug dispute, sent a bullet through an alley that struck him in the torso. He was found on the apartment stairs and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Section is investigating. Authorities say Rios was an unintended victim; the people who exchanged gunfire fled before police arrived, and no arrests had been made by the latest available update. The investigation remains open and police are asking anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone saw activity in the area that night or has information about the shootout, please contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Section.