Cops Stumped After Woman Killed at ‘Out of Hand’ Vegas Halloween Party

[Sugar Cookie]

Months after a young woman who served in the Nevada Army National Guard was gunned down at a Halloween party, cops say leads have “dried up” and they’re desperate for tips.

Just before 1 a.m. on Oct. 31, 2021, Graciela Gomez, 22, was struck and killed by gunfire after a group of men who were denied entry to the costume party drove past the house and opened fire, Las Vegas Metro Police said.

Three months after her death, Lt. Ray Spencer said investigators desperately need witnesses to come forward, noting that the suspects have eluded cops and the investigation has been “hampered” by poor quality surveillance video from that night. Partygoers who fled the scene before cops arrived have also complicated efforts to identify potential suspects, Spencer said.

During a news conference Thursday, Spencer said that party hosts had rented a house and shared party details with friends on social media before an invitation spread to “hundreds” more people and quickly began to “get out of hand.”

“People were showing up to the party that they didn't know,” Spencer said, prompting the hosts to pat partygoers down before entering the rental.

Spencer said the suspects had refused the security check, which “started a confrontation between the host and the people who were trying to get in.”

“Moments later, after leaving the party because they were refused entry, a car drove by in front of the house and multiple shots were fired,” Spencer said. Graciela suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people were injured.

Spencer said leads on the suspects have waned and no witnesses have been able to identify them so far.

“Graciela had her life tragically taken away from her before it even started,” Spencer said. “We know that there were additional partygoers at the front entrance when the party was taking place, and we also know that there were people who fled the party prior to the police arrival.”

Graciela’s mom, Concepcion Velasquez-Gomez, also pleaded for answers on Thursday.

“My daughter was a good person, [with] a bright future ahead of her. She was a person who always tried to fly high, she was always looking to be a better person,” Velasquez-Gomez said in Spanish, according to a translation by KLAS-TV.

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[Metalfan]

Have been to some parties where people that didn't belong there showed up,happens all the time,lots of fights but thankfully no deaths.The world is full of vultures!

 

[Sevens My Charm]

Thankfully I usually realized when things were beginning to get a little too big or a little too out of hand .. I always came with someone I knew without a doubt wouldn’t leave me or let me be taken advantage of and if all else failed .. one phone call home with an address and my dad picked me up .. no questions asked .. my dad led a colorful life .. sometimes on the side of the law and sometimes on the other .. but he was a wonderful teacher of humanity and human nature ..

 

[Sejanus]

People are such cowards.
Disgusting no one will speak up.

 

[Sugar Cookie]