In the early morning hours of July 27, 2015, the quiet of a northwest Las Vegas neighborhood was broken by a grim discovery. Richard E. Hall, a 63-year-old Caucasian male, was found dead inside a home in the 3000 block of Panama Beach Drive, near the intersection of Rampart Avenue and Cheyenne Boulevard. The scene suggested a violent entry, as officers, who were already in the area on an unrelated call, noticed the front door of the residence had been kicked wide open.
Concerned by the
sight, the officers entered the home to conduct a welfare check around 5:10 a.m.. Inside, they found Hall's body. It was apparent to the initial investigators that he had been shot. The Clark County coroner's office would later confirm these suspicions, officially ruling his death a homicide caused by a gunshot wound to the chest.
The investigation into Hall's death marked the 61st homicide in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's jurisdiction that year. Despite the clear signs of a violent crime, information regarding who may have been responsible was not forthcoming. Authorities appealed to the public for any information that could lead to a break in the case, urging anyone with knowledge of the incident to contact Metro's Homicide Section.
In the years following the discovery of Richard Hall's body, there have been no publicly reported arrests made in connection with his murder. The case has remained without a resolution, leaving the questions of who entered his home on that July morning and why they took his life unanswered. The trail for a suspect or suspects has seemingly gone cold, and the details of his final moments remain locked in the silence of the Panama Beach Drive home.
