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Derrian Joshua Stephens

Case from Las Vegas, NV dated Mar 29, 2017

Victim Details

Derrian Joshua Stephens

Male

Black / African American

Las Vegas

NV

2017-03-29

37

Derrian

Joshua Stephens

07/08/2026

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In the east Las Vegas Valley, the life of 37-year-old Derrian Joshua Stephens, a Black / African American male, came to a tragic end on the night of March 29, 2017. His body was discovered between two houses on the 4600 block of Van Buren Avenue, near Owens Avenue and Nellis Boulevard. The cause of his death was a gunshot wound to the neck, and the Clark County coroner's office officially ruled it a homicide. Witnesses in the area reported hearing an argument followed by the sound of gunshots be ...
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