Graciela Gomez was a 22-year-old Hispanic specialist in the Nevada Army National Guard and a Las Vegas High School graduate who served with the 17th Sustainment Brigade. Praised by her commanding officer for her work on the COVID-19 Task Force and remembered fondly by a former teacher, she was described as an enthusiastic and well-liked young woman.

On Halloween morning, October 31, 2021, Graciela was at a house party on the 200 block of Beesley Drive in east Las Vegas. Shortly before 1 a.m., five men who had earlier been denied entry returned in a vehicle, drove past the residence and fired multiple gunshots into the home. Three women were struck; Graciela suffered a fatal gunshot wound to her abdomen and was pronounced dead after transport to a hospital. The other two women suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police have called the case an unsolved homicide; investigators described the suspects as five unknown men and released surveillance video of the vehicle in October 2022. No arrests had been announced and Crime Stoppers is offering reward money for information. If anyone has information that could identify those responsible, contact LVMPD Homicide at 702-828-3521 or Crime Stoppers of Nevada at 702-385-5555.