Shortly after 6:15 a.m. on July 3, 1997, patrol officers were sent to a Sandy Lane residence in Las Vegas after a 911 call reporting gunfire. Officers found 43-year-old Malcolm Marshall in his front yard with critical injuries; he was taken to University Medical Center and pronounced dead. The shooting occurred in the early hours of what had been the start of the Fourth of July weekend for his family and neighbors.

Homicide detectives canvassed the neighborhood and began the investigation immediately, but no suspects were identified and no arrests were made. The circumstances that led to the shots being fired remain unclear, and the case is still listed as an open, unsolved homicide in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s records.

Anyone with information about Malcolm Marshall, his movements that morning, or the Sandy Lane area around 6:18 a.m. on July 3, 1997 is asked to come forward.