Joshua Manuel Novelo was 16 when he was found lying in the street after shots rang out late the night of July 19, 2014, in a North Las Vegas neighborhood. Officers were dispatched about 10:20 p.m. to the 3700 block of Del Rio Drive, near Pecos Road and Las Vegas Boulevard, and discovered Novelo with a gunshot wound to the head. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene and the Clark County coroner later confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head.

Neighbors told investigators the shooter may have been in a vehicle, a detail that suggested a possible drive-by. Detectives canvassed the area for shell casings, witnesses, and surveillance that might show a license plate or a fleeing car, but early reports said no one had been taken into custody and police were not ready to release a suspect description. If anyone in the neighborhood that night remembers seeing or hearing anything that could help, please contact investigators or Crime Stoppers.