On the evening of Tuesday, October 9, 2001, 9-year-old Hector Ismael Perez was at Maslow Park in Las Vegas with siblings and neighborhood children when gunfire erupted. A dark-colored car that had been seen earlier returned with four people inside and someone inside the vehicle fired multiple rounds toward children gathered by the baseball diamond bleachers. Hector was struck in the chest, later died at University Medical Center, and a child at the scene attempted CPR.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police classified the case as a drive-by shooting and investigated several possible motives mentioned in reports, including a gang initiation or mistaken identity where another child may have been the intended target. Detectives also noted a later incident in which a shot was fired into the home of the child who tried to save Hector, but authorities were unable to definitively link that incident to the killing. A black car description circulated, multiple occupants were reported, yet no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced.

Who in the community might remember that night, the vehicle, or anyone seen in the park that evening?