Do you know who murdered Andre Stampley? In the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2000, a disturbance unfolded in the parking lot of the SRO Club on Flamingo Road in Las Vegas. Inside the bustling nightclub, the night was winding down, but outside, the scene would soon turn tragic. Andre D. Stampley, a 28-year-old African-American man from Las Vegas, found himself in the midst of this turmoil.
The vibrant energy of the Las Vegas nightlife was shattered by the sound of several gunshots, a sound that would forever alter the lives of those present and leave a lasting mark on the community.
Metro Police officers were already at the scene, monitoring the crowd as they left the club from the rear parking lot. Hearing the gunfire from the front of the establishment, they rushed to investigate. There, in the middle of Flamingo Road, they discovered Andre Stampley, who had sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Despite the presence of several hundred people in the area at the time of the shooting, a wall of silence met the initial police inquiry. No one would admit to having witnessed the events that led to Stampley's death.
The investigation into Andre Stampley's murder was immediately hampered by the lack of witness cooperation. Despite the large number of potential witnesses, detectives were unable to gather any information that would lead to the identification of a suspect or suspects. No arrests have ever been made in connection with the slaying. Andre Stampley's death was recorded as the 88th homicide in Metro's jurisdiction for that year, a stark statistic that does little to convey the personal loss and the enduring mystery of a life cut short. The case remains unsolved, a cold case file filled with the silence of a crowd and the unanswered questions of a grieving family and community.
