Martell T. Williams was 25 when he was shot and killed at the Enclaves apartment complex, 8455 W. Sahara Ave., in Las Vegas on the evening of January 31, 2018. He and a friend, Brandon Boisclair, had gone to the complex carrying $14,000 in cash to buy a large quantity of codeine. Boisclair waited in their vehicle while Williams met the sellers near the pool. Boisclair heard a single gunshot, found Williams with a gunshot wound to the chest, attempted CPR and called 911, but Williams died at the scene. The backpack with the $14,000 was missing.
A Snapchat message saved from Williams’ phone led investigators to identify Montrell Russum as a primary suspect. Russum fled to Houston and deleted his social media accounts, according to the investigation. Cell-tower analysis linked Billy Danford, 23, to being with Russum before and after the shooting. Christopher Parra, 18, was also arrested; prosecutors said Russum had met Parra to borrow the gun used in the robbery. In June 2019, a jury convicted Montrell Russum of murder, robbery, and conspiracy in Williams’ killing.
If anyone knew Martell’s movements that night or saw suspicious activity at the Enclaves on January 31, 2018, please share what you know.