Homeless man fatally stabbed is identified
A homeless man who was fatally stabbed Sunday was identified by the Clark County coroner's office Wednesday as 44-year-old Arasmo Ortiz.
Las Vegas police said Wednesday that no arrests have been made in the slaying. He died from multiple stab wounds to his torso.
Police said that at 4:55 p.m. investigators were called to the area of E Street and Morgan Avenue where Ortiz was found injured on the street. He later died at University Medical Center.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Section at 828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.
Contact reporter Antonio Planas at aplanas@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4638.
