On February 26, 2023, 33-year-old Rosemary Abeita was shot and killed outside an apartment on the 700 block of East Twain Avenue in Las Vegas, near UNLV, shortly after 10 p.m. Witnesses say she was standing outside her cousin’s apartment when an argument with another woman escalated and that the woman called her son to come confront Abeita. Those witnesses reported the mother saying she was too old to fight and that she just shoots people.

According to accounts, the son allegedly shot Abeita in the stomach and head; a witness saw her fall down the stairs after the shooting. Abeita was pronounced dead at the scene, and the Clark County Coroner confirmed she died from multiple gunshot wounds. Police identified two suspects: 40-year-old Sakoya James and her son, Lashawn Hick. James was arrested March 2, 2023, and charged with murder and conspiracy and held without bail; a warrant was issued for her son on murder and felon-in-possession charges.

Does anyone who lived near East Twain Avenue that night or who knew Rosemary or her family have information to share?