Joel Damian-Marin, 48, was shot and killed in the early hours of November 2, 2021, at his home on Denali Preserve Street in eastern Las Vegas. Barking dogs woke him; he took a flashlight and his own 9 mm handgun and went into the backyard to investigate. He was shot while outside and later pronounced dead at a local trauma center.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police reviewed nearby home video that showed Joel walking outside with his flashlight shortly before the shooting. More than a day after the shooting, police arrested 25-year-old Clayton Perkins on unrelated charges; Joel’s 9 mm handgun fell from Perkins’ pocket during that arrest. Perkins, a convicted felon, was later sentenced in federal court for unlawful possession of a firearm, and in March 2023 detectives formally identified him as a suspect in Joel’s homicide.

Perkins was booked on murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges and denied being near the home. Investigators later identified a second suspect, 23-year-old Gilbert Vaneyck, who was rebooked in September 2023 on conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit robbery. As of September 2023 the charges against both men were pending.

Did anyone in the area around Denali Preserve Street see or hear anything that could help explain what happened that night?