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Derrian Joshua Stephens, 37, was found dead between two houses on the 4600 block of Van Buren Avenue in east Las Vegas on the night of March 29, 2017. The Clark County coroner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the neck and classified the death a homicide. Neighbors reported hearing an argument followed by gunfire before Stephens was discovered.

Investigators say the killing followed a volatile mix of drugs, sex, and jealousy. Stephens had spent the morning using methamphetamine with his girlfriend, Nina Daniel. Tensions rose when 27-year-old Eric Joseph Flores arrived to speak with Daniel; Stephens allegedly struck Daniel with a fire extinguisher and forced her out of the house. Daniel then asked Flores to help recover her belongings, and a fight between Flores and Stephens in front of the residence ended with Stephens being shot.

Witnesses reported seeing two men and a woman flee eastward on Van Buren after the shooting. Police later arrested Eric Joseph Flores on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon; he was identified and taken into custody after being recognized in a shopping center. If anyone knew Stephens, Daniel, or the events that night, can you share information that might help clarify what happened?