Jazlynn Johnson was an 18-year-old transgender woman from Las Vegas who was about to graduate from Bonanza High School and planned to become a cosmetologist. Family described her as a beloved daughter, sister, and friend whose close companions relied on her for stern but caring advice.

In the early hours of May 6, 2024, police found Jazlynn slumped in the driver’s seat of a car parked on the 1600 block of East St. Louis Avenue with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The Clark County coroner’s office later ruled her death a homicide.

Investigators quickly identified a suspect after the suspect’s father called police around 4 a.m., saying his 17-year-old son had returned home about an hour earlier, distressed and confessing to shooting his friend. Officers detained the teen at the family home, less than a mile from the scene; he was arrested and charged. Advocacy groups urged authorities to consider whether hate-crime charges were appropriate.

If anyone knew Jazlynn, her social circle, or saw activity on East St. Louis Avenue that night, please share what was seen or heard.