On the morning of August 28, 2021, construction workers at a Summerlin-area site near Alta Drive and Cross Bridge Road in Las Vegas found 21-year-old Ronald Munoz dead in the desert. The Clark County coroner determined he died from gunshot wounds to the head and ruled the death a homicide. Family remembered Ronald, known as Ronnie or Nor, as a protector for his mother and younger brother; he had spent time in foster care as a teen and moved back in with his mother at 18 while being treated for bipolar disorder.

Investigators developed leads after a woman contacted federal authorities alleging brothers Nicolas and Wilfred Santos were involved. Cellphone records placed the brothers at the site that morning. Evidence later connected a maroon Honda Pilot to the scene; police stopped the SUV days afterward with Alfred McDade driving and found blood, cleaning attempts and stain-removal products inside. The SUV’s owner said she had lent the vehicle to McDade and Nicolas Santos and was asked for permission to burn it. Prosecutors say the killing followed a failed burglary attempt; a grand jury indicted Nicolas and Wilfred Santos on conspiracy to commit murder and murder with a deadly weapon, and charged McDade with conspiracy to commit murder and accessory after the fact.

Did anyone in the Summerlin area see a maroon Honda Pilot or notice suspicious activity around Alta Drive and Cross Bridge Road that morning?