Raymond Roseby

Raymond Roseby, a 28-year-old man, was killed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early hours of August 8, 2021. At approximately 12:33 a.m., a ShotSpotter gunshot detection system alerted police to an apartment complex on the 4900 block of South Maryland Parkway, near the UNLV campus. Arriving officers found Roseby inside his car, where he had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Clark County Coroner’s office later ruled his death a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds.

According to investigators, Roseby had been sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle, speaking with someone standing outside his window. During this interaction, the person opened fire. Police later determined that the assailant stole Roseby’s gold chain and Rolex watch before fatally shooting him and fleeing the scene. A memorial page created for Roseby described him as a caring, outgoing, and selfless person who was always trying to look out for others.

The investigation led the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to a suspect weeks later. On August 31, 2021, they arrested a teenager in connection with the killing. The suspect was later publicly identified as Dennis Commodore, who was 15 years old when he was charged as an adult. During their investigation, detectives searched Commodore’s room and recovered Roseby’s stolen Rolex watch. They also found a sweatshirt that matched clothing worn by the shooter seen on surveillance footage.

In April 2022, Commodore was charged as an adult and booked on multiple counts, including murder with a deadly weapon enhancement and robbery for the attack on Roseby. Police also linked him to a series of violent robberies that occurred over a 10-day period that summer, including another fatal shooting on July 31 and a non-fatal shooting and robbery on July 30. During an initial court appearance, a judge found probable cause for all charges and ordered him to be detained.

News reports following his death noted that Roseby had his own history with the justice system. In 2008, at age 16, he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter with a deadly weapon for the 2007 shooting death of 15-year-old Demontre Carroll. Authorities at the time said the shooting stemmed from a dispute between the two teens after they were arrested on suspicion of burglary. Roseby was sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison and was released in 2019 after serving 11 years.

As of April 2022, the case against Dennis Commodore was proceeding through the court system.