A Sunday afternoon visit to an apartment in Las Vegas ended with 19-year-old Mauricio Gaston dead from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred May 10, 2020, at the Emerald Springs apartments on North Nellis Boulevard, where Gaston had arrived with a group but went alone up to a second-floor unit described as a friend’s residence.

A confrontation with the male resident began inside and moved to a porch by a concrete staircase; the resident was pushed down the stairs. After the fall the resident says Gaston’s friends, who had stayed downstairs, approached him and he fired several shots at them. Gaston then went back into the apartment and locked the door; the resident forced his way in and fired multiple rounds, striking Gaston. Police found Gaston with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene; the Clark County coroner ruled the death a homicide. The resident was taken to hospital for injuries from the fall and Gaston’s companions had fled before officers arrived. It was unclear in the days after the shooting whether charges would be filed.

Did anyone in the area see the group that arrived with Gaston or have information about what led to the fight?