James Stacy was shot and killed on the evening of December 25, 2005, while walking home in the 5300 block of W. Gowan in Las Vegas after collecting a $700 win at the Fiesta Hotel. Several people found him wounded; he was able to say that a Black male on foot had shot him and that he had recently won money, which he mentioned to those around him. Despite numerous witnesses in the area, no one saw the shooter.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police detectives reviewed surveillance from the Fiesta Hotel, the city bus Stacy had used, and a convenience store he visited looking for anyone who might have followed him, but the video produced no identifiable suspect. The homicide remains unsolved and investigators continue to seek tips from anyone who was in the area that night. If anyone remembers seeing James Stacy that evening or noticed someone following him, please come forward with information.