Marisela Rodriguez, 26, was found dead in a bedroom of a home in the 2100 block of Naco Court, near Sahara Avenue and Rancho Drive in Las Vegas. She was discovered on February 16, 2025, and the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and neck. A resident of the house alerted authorities after finding her.

Initial accounts said a party had been held at the residence the night before and occupants at first claimed not to know the woman. Investigators later learned Marisela had a prior dating relationship with the home’s resident, 23-year-old Steven Flores. Marisela had dropped her three children with her sister on February 15 before going to a kickback at Flores’s house; an Instagram post from that night showed her wearing the same clothing she was found in.

Flores fled after the party and traveled to Dolan Springs, Arizona, where he allegedly told his grandfather he believed he had killed someone. He was arrested in Dolan Springs with assistance from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office SWAT unit and booked on one count of open murder; he was facing extradition to Las Vegas. Marisela’s family is now caring for her three young children.

Did anyone at the party or neighbors see Marisela after she arrived at the residence?