Dion Lamon Southern Jr., 48, was found in a parking lot in the 800 block of North Rancho Drive in Las Vegas on October 3, 2022, around 11 p.m. He had sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Clark County coroner’s office ruled his death a homicide.

Reports say the deadly encounter began with a dispute over narcotics that escalated to a single gunshot. The person who fired the shot fled the area and has not been publicly identified. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department had not announced any arrests and investigators were asking anyone with information to come forward. A funeral service for Southern Jr. was held October 17, 2022, at Giddens Memorial Chapel in Las Vegas.

If anyone saw activity around North Rancho Drive that night or has information about the dispute, please share what is known with investigators.