On the evening of January 8, 2021, a shooting at the Harbor Island Apartments on East Harmon Avenue in Las Vegas left two men gravely wounded. Sean Maurice McLemore, 32, sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died after being taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. A second victim, 30-year-old Antwan LaRaye Pope Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head.

Witnesses described an altercation that escalated when an unidentified man produced a handgun and fired at both men before fleeing in a vehicle; an initial suspect description was a Black male about 6 feet 4 inches and 210 pounds with long hair. Investigation later focused on 39-year-old Michael Ellis, who was arrested and tried on two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon. The prosecution’s case relied largely on one eyewitness; the defense highlighted inconsistencies and the absence of physical evidence. In February 2022 a jury acquitted Ellis. No other suspects have been identified or arrested, and the killings remain unresolved.

If anyone has information about that night, the people involved, or the vehicle seen fleeing, please come forward.