Community gathers to remember teen’s death — PHOTOS
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Edith Guzman, center, marches with community members including Pastor Luis Sanchez, left, and Erika Sanchez, right, in Las Vegas, Monday, May 15, 2017, during a vigil to remember her son Jose De Jesus Alatorre Guzman. Alatorre Guzman was murdered on May 11, 2016 and the police have not made any arrests in this case. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto
Erika Sanchez, center, marches with other community members in Las Vegas, Monday, May 15, 2017, during a vigil to remember a slain teen, Jose De Jesus Alatorre Guzman. Alatorre Guzman was murdered on May 11, 2016 and the police have not made any arrests in this case. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto
Community members march in Las Vegas, Monday, May 15, 2017, during a vigil to remember a slain teen, Jose De Jesus Alatorre Guzman. Alatorre Guzman was murdered on May 11, 2016 and the police have not made any arrests in this case. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto
Pastor Luis Snchez, center, marches with other community members in Las Vegas, Monday, May 15, 2017, during a vigil to remember a slain teen, Jose De Jesus Alatorre Guzman. Alatorre Guzman was murdered on May 11, 2016 and the police have not made any arrests in this case. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto
Edith Guzman, center, attends a vigil to remember her son Jose De Jesus Alatorre Guzman in Las Vegas, Monday, May 15, 2017, with her another son Jose Guzman, right and Jose De Jesus’ girlfriend Julie Jimenez, second from right. Alatorre Guzman was murdered on May 11, 2016 and the police have not made any arrests in this case. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto
Edith Guzman, from left, attends a vigil to remember her son Jose De Jesus Alatorre Guzman in Las Vegas, Monday, May 15, 2017, with Jose De Jesus’ girlfriend Julie Jimenez and her another son Jose Guzman. Alatorre Guzman was murdered on May 11, 2016 and the police have not made any arrests in this case. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto
Community members gathered Monday for a cellphone vigil to remember a teen struck down by gun violence last year in a case that has Las Vegas police asking for help. The vigil was held at 5 p.m. on the corner of N. Minnesota Street and Kansas Avenue.
Alatorre Guzman was on his way home in the 5100 block of Vermont Avenue when an unknown male who was driving a black 4-door vehicle, possibly a Honda, engaged him in conversation, shot him one time and drove away without concern.
Alatorre Guzman was able to call 911 and report he had been shot, but the 19-year-old later died from his injuries.
In the wake of their tragedy, his parents donated his organs to help others. Community members now want to gather to help them find Alatorre Guzman’s killer.
If you have any information, please contact the LVMPD Homicide Section at (702) 828- 3521, or send an email to homicide@lvmpd.com. You may also text “CRIMENV”, plus any tip information to 274637 (CRIMES). Tips leading directly to an arrest or indictment processed through Crime Stoppers may be eligible for a cash reward.
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