NV NV - Tony Bagley, 7, fatally shot trick-or-treating, North Las Vegas, 31 October 1994

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Tony Bagley was trick-or-treating with his family on Halloween night in 1994 when he was murdered. At 6:15 that evening, a man wearing a hooded sweatsuit ambushed the family and opened fire on them. He then jumped into a waiting car and fled the area. His aunt, mother and sister were also shot and treated at the hospital. Tony was placed on life support and later died.

As the Bagley family were the only ones attacked, the primary theory was that this was intentional. Tony's father was allegedly involved in a drug deal gone bad and this attack may have been done in retaliation. The father himself was later convicted of murder and he has never spoken to detectives on who the possible perpetrator may have been. Investigators have never been able to make a connection between the two and the case remains unsolved.

No Answers in Boy's 1994 Halloween Murder

A mystery gunman reportedly jumped out of the darkness and opened fire at the group, shooting Tony in the head and killing him. The boy's older sister, mother, and an aunt were also hit but survived. The only descriptions witnesses gave was the man was African American, about 5'8" tall and wearing dark-colored clothing, officials say.

Family members speculated the shooting may have been retaliation for a drug deal gone bad in connection with Tony's father, but officials have been unable to link that theory to the crime.


Halloween Murder of Trick-or-Treater Still Unsolved 17 Years Later - October 31, 2011

- This article was written by Cathy Scott, who has attempted to keep the case in the public eye throughout the years. A $100,000 reward did not result in further information.

Father of slain boy now suspect in murder - April 9, 1998

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The unsolved Halloween night murder of 7-year-old Tony Bagley has haunted the Las Vegas area for over two decades. On Halloween night in 1994, Tony dressed up as a skeleton and went out trick-or-treating with his mother, aunt, and 10-year-old sister. Around 6:15 p.m., the family was walking door to door on Englestad Street - near the intersection of Lake Mead and MLK - when a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and dark-colored jogging clothes ran into the street and fired several rounds from a handgun at the Bagley family. When he finished firing, the unidentified assailant jumped into a waiting vehicle and sped away with his headlights off.

All four members of the Bagley family were hit by the gunfire. Tony's sister had to undergo surgery to repair a gunshot wound to her liver, while Tony's mother suffered a wound to her chest and his aunt was hit in the leg. Tony had been hit in the head - after being placed on life support he eventually succumbed to his injuries. Tony's relatives survived the attack.

The only description of the attacker is that he was African American and about 5'8. Police identified some strong suspects but never developed enough evidence to make an arrest. Casino executive Bob Stupak even offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and the Bagley murder was featured on America's Most Wanted, however, no one came forward with any additional information that would allow an arrest in the case.

Police speculated the shooting could have been retaliation for a drug deal gone bad, or that a member of the Bagley family that was not out trick-or-treating that night was the intended target of the attack. Tony's father would be arrested for murdering Curtis Henry in North Las Vegas in 1998 for not paying a debt. Henry's mother described Tony's father as "an angry, evil person" that had been bragging to people of his intent to kill her son over the unpaid debt. Further, the murder of Curtis Henry occurred only blocks from the site where Tony was killed.
 

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