MUS-2026-309
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MUS-2026-309
Homicide
- Incident
- 1997
- Indexed
- Oct 17, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- See coverage below
- Location
- Las Vegas NV
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Chris Trickle, 24, a NASCAR Southwest Series driver, was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting while driving to play tennis in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 9, 1997. He survived 409 days, then died from complications of his wounds on March 25, 1998. No one was ever arrested or charged, and the case is described as cold. In 1999, Nevada passed the 'Chris Trickle bill' removing the time limit on prosecution for murder charges. It applied only to murders after March 1999, so it did not apply to his case.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- February 9, 1997
Trickle left his Las Vegas home around 9 p.m. to play tennis. A car drove alongside and fired shots into his car, hitting him in the head.
- March 25, 1998
Trickle died from complications of his wounds, 409 days after the shooting.
- 1999
Nevada passed the 'Chris Trickle bill' removing the time limit on prosecution for murder charges. It applied only to murders after March 1999, so it did not apply to his case.
Key people
The people in the file.
24, a NASCAR Southwest Series driver. Shot in the head in a drive-by on February 9, 1997, while driving to play tennis. Died from his wounds on March 25, 1998.
Father of Chris Trickle.
No investigating agency is named in the sources found.
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