LVMPD: Gang-related shooting left barber dead in the garage of a southwest valley home

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nine people have been connected to a shooting from last summer that left one person dead in the southwest valley.

We first told you about the shooting in the early hours of July 9, 2025.

It happened around 12:38 a.m. in the 6000 block of Coja Street, near the intersection of S Cimarron Road and W Patrick Lane, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

Lt. Steve Riback told media that police received several 911 calls, one of which described a person shot in a garage.

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When police arrived, they found someone, later identified as Michael Simmons, with apparent gunshot wounds and immediately rendered aid.

Riback said officers also attempted life-saving measures, but Simmons was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities said a white Dodge Charger with a black front bumper was seen circling the neighborhood multiple times before the shooting.

Eventually, Riback said, the Charger stopped and several people got out. Riback said roughly 30 rounds were fired, but only one person was hit.

Now, nine months later, authorities have announced the suspects they have connected to the shooting.

• 27-year-old Artavious Woods, arrested Sept. 26, 2025
• 29-year-old Eduardo Baez, arrested Sept. 26, 2025
• 30-year-old Rickey Allen, arrested Oct. 30, 2025
• 28-year-old Rashid Soukesian, arrested Nov. 24, 2025, in Los Angeles and extradited to Las Vegas Dec. 7, 2025
• 27-year-old Johntryae Mitchell, arrested Jan. 21, 2026, in Atlantic City and extradited to Las Vegas Jan. 31, 2026
• 38-year-old Calvin Hicks, arrested March 16, 2026
• 33-year-old Jamar Holman, arrested April 1, 2026
• 28-year-old Kenjuan McDaniel, indicted Feb. 27, 2026
• 29-year-old Darion Headd, indicted Feb. 27, 2026

Seven were arrested and booked into the Clark County jail for open murder with a deadly weapon and other felony charges.

Two suspects were already in NDOC custody and have been indicted for open murder with a deadly weapon and other felony charges.

We're also learning more about the events surrounding the shooting.

Through police documents obtained by Channel 13, we've learned Simmons was a barber and had been invited to the home by the resident to cut his hair.

Investigators believe the shooting was an act of retaliation by members of the "Five" gang. The home's resident is a documented member of the rival gang "YNIC" who is suspected of murdering "Five" gang member Gerald Harvey.

At the time of this report, Harvey's 2024 murder is still unsolved.

According to the arrest report, members of the "Five" gang staked out the neighborhood multiple times and made plans to use rental cars and leave their cell phones behind on the night of the shooting to avoid detection.

However, investigators were able to use rental car GPS data, Ring doorbell footage, cell phone records and prison call monitoring to build their case.