Kashif Brown

Kashif Brown was a 24-year-old husband and father who was, in the words of his sister, “all about family.” A Black man living in Las Vegas, Nevada, he worked long hours at a landscaping job to support his wife, Jenifer, and their three young daughters, Kassandra, Katalinna, and Koralline. A graduate of Desert Rose High School, Kashif dreamed of one day starting his own business to provide a bright future for his family. His loved ones remembered him as a wonderful and fun person whose wife and daughters were his purpose.

In the early morning of March 22, 2021, Kashif stopped for gas on his way to work. At around 3:30 a.m., he pulled into the Circle K convenience store at Valley View and Alta boulevards in the central valley. After going inside the store to make a purchase, he began walking back to his car at the fuel pumps. As he did, a stranger approached and shot him. A clerk heard the gunshots and found Kashif lying near one of the pumps. The Clark County Coroner later determined he died from multiple gunshot wounds and ruled his death a homicide.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department began an investigation, stating early on that they believed Kashif was the victim of a random and senseless robbery attempt. Detectives and Kashif’s family held a press conference to ask for the public’s help in identifying the shooter, displaying surveillance video of a vehicle involved in the crime in the hopes of generating leads. His sister, Kyran Savage, said the family was devastated, and the fact that the killing was random made the situation "so much worse."

For months, police worked to solve the case. On June 10, 2021, they arrested 34-year-old Roderick Lee in connection with the slaying. Lee was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on a murder charge. Kashif’s family, who did not know Lee, expressed their gratitude and relief that an arrest had been made. As of June 2021, the case against Roderick Lee was proceeding through the court system.