Man killed in stabbing in east Las Vegas
A man was fatally stabbed Friday night in east Las Vegas , police said.
About 8:10 p.m., police received report of a man found lying on the ground next to a bus stop near Sahara and Eastern avenues, Metropolitan Police Department homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said. When officers arrived, they found a man in his 50s suffering from a stab wound.
The man was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased, Spencer said.
Investigators had not identified a suspect in the man’s death as of Saturday evening, he said.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Metro’s homicide section at 702-828-3521.
Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Sabrina Schnur contributed to this report.
