The Unsolved Murder of a Young Trick-or-Treater in North Las Vegas Still Haunts the Community
7-year-old Tony Bagley of North Las Vegas was murdered on Halloween night in 1994.
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 Cheyenne 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.
Article by Las Vegas journalist Cathy Scott on the case: