Josue Lizardo Contreras-Verdin was 24 when he was shot dead in Las Vegas on January 22, 2019. Authorities described his death as a willful, unlawful and premeditated killing caused by a fatal gunshot wound.

Reports indicate the encounter began as a meeting with at least one other person and escalated into violence. Investigators say the motive was the theft of his vehicle; the confrontation ended when a firearm was used and Contreras-Verdin was killed.

An indictment named two men, Christopher Ashoff and Devin Campbell, charging them with murder with the use of a deadly weapon, robbery with the use of a deadly weapon, and conspiracy to commit robbery.