On the evening of June 23, 2021, 18-year-old Shania James, a Black female, was found inside a northwest Las Vegas residence with fatal gunshot wounds to her head and back and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Clark County coroner’s office ruled her death a homicide.

Police responded to a report of a shooting on Jaquita Avenue just after 10 p.m. Detectives say the violence appears to have grown out of a love triangle involving Shania, a man she was dating, and his ex-wife. A 28-year-old woman, later identified as Shamiya Todd, was found at the scene after jumping from a balcony; the man, in his early 40s, was also detained for questioning. Three young children in the residence were unharmed and placed with Child Protective Services.

Detectives arrested and charged Shamiya Todd with one count of open murder and booked her into the Clark County Detention Center. At the time of her death Shania had recently turned 18, was pregnant, and had talked about joining the Army like her father. Does anyone have information about Shania’s last hours or what led up to that night?