James Gruey, 54, was working a Sunday night security shift near 11:30 p.m. on April 18, 2010, when three men approached him outside the Dr. William U. Pearson Community Center at 1625 West Carey Avenue in Las Vegas and opened fire. Witnesses said the assailants struck him multiple times and then fled the scene, speeding away into the dark. He was pronounced dead soon after, and the center’s parking lot became a homicide scene marked by shell casings and floodlights as patrol cars circulated.

Detectives canvassed the neighborhood and took witness statements through the night and into the next day, but investigators did not establish a clear motive. Police said three suspects were being sought; no arrests were announced in the immediate aftermath. The case remains focused on those initial facts—a routine patrol turned fatal and no explanation given for why the guard was targeted.

If anyone remembers seeing activity near the community center that night or has information about three men leaving the scene, please share what is known with investigators.