Herminio Casillas Jr., a 22-year-old man from Las Vegas, Nevada, was shot and killed on October 12, 2008, in the eastern part of the Las Vegas Valley. Responding officers found him early that morning with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene and the Clark County Coroner’s Office ruled the cause of death as gunshot wounds and the manner of death as homicide.

Public details about motive or suspects were sparse at the time. The area where the shooting occurred had reportedly been seeing rising crime, including gang activity, which was noted as a possible contributing factor, but no clear explanation for why Casillas was targeted was provided. His family, especially his mother, was described as devastated by the brutal loss. Casillas was buried in Las Vegas, where relatives and friends gathered to mourn.

Anyone who knew Herminio, saw activity in that neighborhood on October 12, 2008, or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.