Michell Armstrong, 38, a Henderson, Nevada resident, was fatally shot at a home on Brown Street on October 6, 2021. She was found with a gunshot wound to the head and a separate wound to her hand that appeared defensive. Witnesses said Derrick Allen was the only person in the room with Armstrong when she was shot and reported that Allen and Armstrong had been arguing beforehand; one witness said Allen held a gun to his own head moments before the fatal shot.

Allen, who had prior convictions in Henderson dating back to 1999 for offenses including battery, attempted robbery, assault, and drug possession, later pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. At sentencing, District Judge Tierra Jones imposed a prison term of 20 to 50 years. Armstrong’s mother, Cherylene Price, and Armstrong’s children spoke at the hearing about the loss; Price described warning her daughter about Allen hours before the killing.

Anyone with information about Armstrong’s life, the relationship, or the events that led to October 6, 2021, is asked to share what they know.