Venus M. Hart, 48, was killed on March 12, 2024, inside an apartment complex in North Las Vegas near Carey Avenue and Civic Center Drive. The Clark County coroner’s office determined she died from multiple gunshot wounds. Hart was visiting a friend when she became one of three women killed that day; Africa A. Woods-McGill, 52, and Tiffany K. Mawhorter, 42, were also found dead in two separate apartments. A dog was found killed and a young child was discovered unharmed in one of the units.

Police identified 43-year-old Edward J. Brooks as the suspect. Officers arrived to find Brooks armed; when he advanced toward them after commands to drop the weapon, two officers fired and Brooks was killed at the scene. Investigators said Brooks did not appear to have a domestic relationship with any of the victims and stated that, had he survived, he would have faced three counts of murder. No arrests were made because the sole suspect died.

Venus Hart, known as Bella Bleu, was remembered by family as a loving mother and grandmother described as resilient and generous. The motive for the killings remains unclear. Does anyone have information about Venus’s movements that day or about the apartment complex that could help explain what happened?