Stephen Bartlett, 35, was found dead on October 4, 2021, in an abandoned building in the 6600 block of East Lake Mead Boulevard in Las Vegas. A friend discovered the body and reported it to authorities. The Clark County coroner’s office determined Bartlett died from gunshot wounds to the torso.

The suspect identified in the case is 38-year-old Rosario Barajas. According to the Metropolitan Police Department arrest report, Barajas told police she shot Bartlett because she feared he was part of a cartel plotting to kill her. She said she hid in a loft above the entrance to the abandoned building and shot Bartlett as he climbed the ladder. Hours after Bartlett was killed, Barajas allegedly broke through a glass door at her mother’s home in North Las Vegas and shot her mother; Barajas’ step-father restrained her until police arrived. Barajas was arrested two days after Bartlett’s body was found and later found incompetent to stand trial and sent to a maximum-security psychiatric center.

Are there readers who knew Stephen Bartlett or who have information about his movements in early October 2021?