On February 2, 2018, two people were killed at an apartment in the Colonial Grand at Desert Vista, 3305 E. Rome Blvd., North Las Vegas. Michelle Dupree, 43, and Charles Brooks Jr., 31, were found at Dupree’s residence after both sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The Clark County coroner ruled their deaths homicides. Neighbors reported hearing arguing before gunfire around 5 a.m.

Authorities identified 50-year-old Caleb Perez Maxey as the primary suspect. Maxey was described as Dupree’s former companion with a documented history of stalking; relatives said his stalking had previously escalated to arson at Dupree’s home while her children were inside. The FBI Criminal Apprehension team arrested Maxey a few hours after the shooting in the 700 block of East Naples Drive. He was held in the Las Vegas City Detention Center and charged with two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon and one count of aggravated stalking.

Brooks was reported as Dupree’s boyfriend and had worked as a teacher’s aide for five years; Dupree taught at Kermit R. Booker Sr. Innovative Elementary School. The families say the killings might have been prevented if Dupree and Brooks had been better protected. Does anyone have information about the hours before 5 a.m. that morning or seen activity at the Colonial Grand that could help the investigation?