Dareon Laquan Deas, 25, was found dead in a vehicle at the Bloom Apartment Homes parking lot, 7075 W. Gowan Road in northwest Las Vegas, on May 11, 2017. The meeting had been arranged as a drug transaction for pharmaceutical-grade cough syrup known as lean.

Investigators say Deas arranged to meet Thayron Paxton and Ronald Daniels to complete the sale. Paxton later admitted the robbery was planned because the buyers couldn’t afford the syrup. During the encounter, Paxton brandished a gun while William Bogan—who had been hiding behind a trash can—stepped out armed. When Deas refused to comply, Bogan fired three times, killing him. The suspects split the cough syrup and about $300 taken in the robbery before fleeing.

Arrests followed: Paxton and Bogan were booked May 16, 2017; Daniels, then a minor, was arrested in June 2017; Lavontay Taylor was arrested in July 2017; and Christopher Miller was identified and arrested in March 2019 after latent prints linked him to the scene. All five were charged with murder and related counts.

If anyone knew Deas, was present at Bloom Apartment Homes that night, or has information about the transaction or those involved, please come forward.