Donald Shields Jr, a 30-year-old Black man, was found dead in his Las Vegas apartment on the 4800 block of East Tropicana Avenue near Nellis Boulevard on the morning of August 9, 2021. Police responded after a report and discovered Shields deceased with apparent trauma; the Clark County coroner later determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head. The death was investigated as a homicide.

The case remained under active investigation for months while authorities asked the public for information. In December 2021, 28-year-old Edward Charles Jones was arrested and booked at the Clark County Detention Center on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon linked to Shields’ death. Officials did not release details about motive or the relationship between Jones and Shields.

If anyone has information about Shields, his movements that morning, or his contacts in Las Vegas, please come forward.