On July 29, 2020, 24-year-old DaeShawn King was killed in Las Vegas after gunfire struck the silver SUV he was driving. Officers responded to reports of gunshots about 12:30 a.m. and found King dead in the driver’s seat; the Clark County coroner later ruled his death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. A 23-year-old passenger, Edna Reyes, was also struck, taken to University Medical Center and later died; her death was likewise ruled a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.

Detectives reconstructed the shooting as occurring on McWilliams Avenue after a conversation between the victims and a man seen on surveillance video. As King and Reyes drove away, the man opened fire. Investigators identified 22-year-old Brian Dewakuku as a suspect the same day; surveillance footage showed a man interacting with the SUV occupants, and a distinctive pair of sneakers with a cross pattern helped link Dewakuku to that footage. A witness told police Dewakuku claimed responsibility, saying it stemmed from a bad drug deal. Court records show he was booked on two counts of murder with a deadly weapon and held without bail.

Did anyone in the area at the time see or hear anything that could add detail to the timeline or the interaction on McWilliams Avenue?