Ernest Joseph Chesterton Perez was 20 when he was fatally shot in Las Vegas on the evening of December 27, 2006. The shooting occurred during a robbery that went wrong, and the death is described as the direct result of that failed robbery.

Las Vegas police investigated the case and announced an arrest on January 2, 2007: a local teenager was taken into custody in connection with Perez’s murder, though authorities did not release the suspect’s name. The arrest was presented as a major development in the investigation and a step toward accountability for the fatal robbery.

If anyone knew Ernest, witnessed the robbery, or has information about the events that led to his death, please come forward and share what you know.