Michael Lamar Ragland, a 46-year-old Black man, was fatally shot the evening of May 27, 2018, at the Siegel Suites on Boulder Highway near East Flamingo Road in Las Vegas. Police were called just after 8:30 p.m.; Ragland was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators focused on 25-year-old Darron G. Ford after learning Ragland had been dating a woman who was Ford’s ex-girlfriend. The three had been at a nearby casino earlier; Ford and the woman returned to her apartment while Ragland stayed behind. When Ragland later arrived and found Ford there, an argument escalated. Reports say the confrontation began in the parking lot, that Ford allegedly drew a gun, and that a physical altercation in the apartment ended when Ford shot the unarmed Ragland and fled.

Police traced a 911 call to the woman, who identified Ford as the shooter. Ford reportedly sent the woman texts apologizing and mentioning turning himself in. Authorities located and took Ford into custody on June 19, 2018, on one count of murder. Does anyone have information about the events at the Siegel Suites that night or about Michael’s movements earlier that evening?