Christopher Sanchez-Guzman, an 18-year-old Henderson resident, was killed in Las Vegas in the early morning of January 9, 2023. He and a friend were in a flood channel behind the Toscana Villas Apartments on South Topaz Street, spray-painting graffiti, when a dark-colored four-door sedan pulled up around 2:30 a.m. Occupants of the vehicle confronted them and asked where they were from; the pair answered 18th street. Seconds later several shots were fired. Sanchez-Guzman was struck by gunfire and later found dead in the wash; the Clark County coroner determined he died of a gunshot wound to the back and ruled the death a homicide. His friend escaped unharmed, and detectives recovered fresh 18th Street graffiti at the scene, matching the account of events.

The community left candles and messages on an online memorial for Sanchez-Guzman. If anyone has information about the shooting or the vehicle and its occupants, please contact investigators.