Las Vegas police investigate stabbing death in east valley

Las Vegas homicide detectives are investigating a stabbing death in the east valley Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on the 5400 block of Club House Drive in Las Vegas. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto)

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By Alexis Ford / Las Vegas Review-Journal

October 12, 2020 - 9:12 pm

Updated October 12, 2020 - 9:52 pm

Las Vegas homicide detectives are investigating a stabbing death in the east valley Monday night.

Officers responded to a “domestic-related call” around 6:15 p.m. at a residence on the 5400 block of Club House Drive, near Sahara Avenue and Nellis Boulevard, Lt. Richard Meyers said at the scene. The address is the same block as the Club at Sunrise golf course.

Officers found a person suffering from stab wounds, and the person was transported to a local hospital and pronounced deceased, Meyers said at 9:30 p.m.

Police said they were seeking a woman as a person of interest, who was at large late Monday.

Further information was not immediately available.

Anyone with information on the stabbing may report it anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

Contact Alexis Ford at aford@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0335. Follow @alexisdford on Twitter.

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