Sixteen-year-old Jim Alexander Leyton was fatally stabbed on the late evening of Sunday, February 15, 2015, in Las Vegas. He and a family member were walking in the 2500 block of East Owens Avenue near North Eastern Avenue when they were confronted by a group described as Hispanic males. An argument escalated into a physical altercation and, after passing cars honked, the group fled. Leyton was found on the side of the road with a fatal stab wound to his chest and collapsed and died at the scene.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department homicide detectives and the gang unit investigated and asked the public for help. Initial descriptions identified the assailants only as a group of Hispanic males; no further identifying details have been released and no arrests have been publicly announced. The motive and the events that sparked the argument remain unclear.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation or has information about who fled that night, please share tips with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.