On the evening of September 21, 2014, 48-year-old Monty Gibson was killed during a violent home invasion in a west Las Vegas valley neighborhood. Gibson was found dead in the doorway of the Broadmere Street residence, near Charleston Boulevard and Hualapai Way, with gunshot wounds to his head and chest. The attack began shortly after 8 p.m. when two armed men kicked in the front door of the home Gibson shared with a roommate and opened fire.

A gun battle erupted inside after one of the residents returned fire; Gibson was fatally wounded and the two suspects fled. Investigators later determined the incident was targeted. Prosecutors say the intended victim was Gibson’s roommate, Joey Larsen, and that the robbery had been plotted by Larsen’s estranged wife, Summer Larsen (also referred to as Summer Rice), and her boyfriend, David Murphy. Jorge Mendoza and Joseph Joey Laguna were accused of carrying out the assault to steal cash and marijuana.

Jorge Mendoza was identified as the gunman. Mendoza was convicted of first-degree murder; Murphy and Laguna were convicted of second-degree murder and other charges. Mendoza and Murphy received terms of 23 years to life; Laguna received 27 years to life. Summer Rice pleaded guilty and was given five years probation. Anyone with information about Gibson or that night is asked to come forward.