206 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

Jeremy Peterson

Death by Force
Case Description
Any updates on this case? Let us know!
In the quiet West Valley neighborhood of Las Vegas, the holiday season took a tragic turn on December 28, 2024, ending in the violent death of 45-year-old Jeremy Peterson. A White male, Peterson was shot and killed inside his own home on Tampa Court, a place that should have been a sanctuary for his family. The events of that evening would unravel a story of familial strife that culminated in an unthinkable act of violence.

The initial investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police De ...Read More
Links to Additional Sources (10)
See any mistakes? Let us know!
  • Two Las Vegas area teens arrested for killing their fathers less than a day apart
  • Las Vegas Review-Journal: Las Vegas man killed in shooting identified; 15-year-old son arrested
    •     ...View 8 additional sources
    Victim Details

    Jeremy Peterson

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Las Vegas

    NV

    2024-12-28

    45

    Jeremy

    Peterson

    11/10/2025

    Forum Posts (1)
    I’ve been following the Jeremy Peterson case and can’t shake the impact it must have on his fami... ...Read More
    01/01/2025
    Other Cases from Las Vegas, Nevada

    Benjamin McCarty Jr.

    Death: May 30, 2021
    On a sunny Sunday morning in Las Vegas, May 30, 2021, tragedy struck 49-year-old Benjamin McCarty Jr J ...Read More

    Devon Whitson

    Death: Nov 11, 2016
    In the evening of November 11, 2016, a tragedy unfolded in a northeast Las Vegas neighborhood that c ...Read More

    Samiir Smith

    Death: Jul 29, 2022
    In the summer of 2022, the life of 19-year-old Samiir Smith, a Black / African American male, was tr t ...Read More

    Brandon Tucker

    Death: Dec 18, 2020
    On the evening of December 18, 2020, inside a hotel room at The Strat Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, s ...Read More

    Christopher Masters

    Death: Nov 09, 2021
    In the late afternoon of November 9, 2021, a dispute in a Las Vegas alley turned deadly, claiming th t ...Read More

    Michael Matta

    Death: May 27, 1996
    In the pre-dawn hours of May 27, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the life of 27-year-old Michael Matta w ...Read More

    Joshua Nunez

    Death: Jun 07, 2016
    Joshua Nunez, 17, male, was caught in a sudden burst of violence that began as a confrontation at a a ...Read More