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Man fatally stabbed during North Las Vegas fight

Updated February 8, 2023 - 7:50 am

A man was arrested Tuesday night in connection with a fatal stabbing in North Las Vegas.

Police responded to the 5500 block of Simmons Street, near Ann Road, around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday and found a man who was bleeding from stab wounds, according to North Las Vegas Police Department spokesman Brian Thomas.

Thomas said the man, who was in his early 30s, was taken to University Medical Center and later died.

The man was stabbed during a fight with another man in front of a business, according to Thomas.

Thomas said a man named Yaroslan Granda Ruedas, 39, was booked on a murder charge in connection with the killing. His court information was not immediately available.

Contact David Wilson at dwilson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @davidwilson_RJ on Twitter.

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