Coroner identifies man stabbed to death in Laughlin
A Clark County Coroner and Medical Examiner vehicle parked at headquarters at 1704 Pinto Lane in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Updated March 8, 2021 - 7:17 pm
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man who was found dead after an altercation in Laughlin last week.
Oscar Martinez, 35, died of multiple stab wounds, the coroner’s office said. His death was ruled a homicide.
Tribal police responded to a report of an altercation on Tuesday and found a man dead inside a home at a senior housing community in Laughlin, the Nevada Department of Public Safety said in a news release.
Officers then found and detained 20-year-old Ethan Bright, the state public safety department said.
Bright was arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held in the Clark County Detention Center without bail.
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