Julio Bravo, 17, was shot to death just after 1 a.m. on September 15, 2025, at the basketball courts inside East Las Vegas Family Park near East Washington Avenue and North Lamb Boulevard. A ShotSpotter activation brought officers to the scene; Bravo was found at the east end of a court with a handgun next to his body. The coroner ruled his death a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds.

An arrest report describes three teens driving around the northeast valley looking for people to rob for gas money. Wearing ski masks and armed, at least two confronted Bravo and a girl on a park bench and demanded her purse. Roughly 15 rounds were exchanged, wounding the girl, one suspect, and fatally striking Bravo. Officers stopped a fleeing Honda Civic in the parking lot and detained three juveniles trying to leave.

Detectives and prosecutors identified one suspect as Jose Juarez, 17, booked as an adult and facing counts that include open murder, attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon, attempted robbery, battery, and related gun charges; a bail hearing set for September 22 was delayed and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for October 2. Two other teenage suspects were also arrested; their names were withheld pending possible certification to adult court.

Does anyone have information about what happened at East Las Vegas Family Park that night or knew Julio Bravo?