Rhonda Lynn Ballow was 27 when she was shot to death in Las Vegas on December 26, 2017. She and 53-year-old Alfred Wilhelm were found in a temporary camp in the loading dock area of a business on West Washington Avenue; their bodies were discovered shortly after 7 a.m. The Clark County coroner ruled Rhonda’s death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. Police believe the shooting occurred around 1 a.m., and investigators said the shooter fired six to eight shots continuously while advancing on the victims.

Both victims were homeless at the time. The investigation led to 32-year-old Michael Thompson, who was arrested in January 2018 and charged with two counts of murder with a deadly weapon after reportedly confessing to a neighbor and after witness accounts and security footage linked a man matching his description to the shooting. Thompson allegedly told the neighbor his motive involved hatred of sex offenders and that Rhonda refused to leave with him; Nevada registry records showed Wilhelm had a prior conviction for first-degree rape.

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