Edgar Contreras, a 21-year-old Hispanic man, was shot during the predawn hours of February 16, 2017, after a confrontation between occupants of two vehicles near Stewart Place Park in the northeast Las Vegas Valley. Police were called about 3:30 a.m. to the 3400 block of Marquette Drive, near Pecos and Gowan. Investigators say the dispute began as a verbal altercation near Teakwood and Montello avenues, escalated when a gun was drawn, and ended with a single round striking Contreras in the neck.

Contreras was taken to North Vista Hospital and later transferred to UMC’s trauma center in critical condition. Homicide detectives were notified on February 26, 2017, that he had died of his wound; the Clark County coroner ruled the death a homicide by gunshot to the neck. Police described the incident as stemming from an apparent road-rage encounter that moved from the park area to Marquette Drive. In the immediate aftermath officers reported no suspect identified and no motive established, and public appeals for tips were issued.

Did anyone in the Las Vegas northeast Valley area see or hear anything that night, or have information about the vehicles involved?