Joseph Gaeton Lopez was 17 and a junior at Spring Valley High School when he was found killed on April 28, 2008, in Las Vegas. Born January 6, 1991, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, he had lived in Nevada for about twelve years and was known for playing violin in the Advanced Orchestra and for his love of hockey and family.

Joseph’s body was discovered in a storm drain near Tropicana Avenue and the 215 Beltway. Investigators described his death as an execution-style killing; he had been shot multiple times. No suspects have been publicly identified or arrested, and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone has information about Joseph, his last movements, or the area around Tropicana and the 215 Beltway on April 28, 2008, please come forward.