Las Vegas police say suspect stabbed 2 roommates in vengeance attack
A man accused of stabbing two men at a group home Thursday in central Las Vegas confessed to committing the crime for vengeance, police said.
David Duckworth, 32, of Las Vegas is charged with two counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon in the stabbings in the 2100 block of Oakey Avenue, near Eastern Avenue.
An officer was near the intersection at 9:50 a.m. when a man suffering from a stab wound to the neck stumbled into the street, according to a Las Vegas police arrest report for Duckworth. The officer rendered aid, then noticed another man suffering from a stab wound.
Both identified their roommate, Duckworth, as their assailant, according to a police report. Police arrested Duckworth and took him to University Medical Center for treatment of a laceration to his arm. The two others were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
Duckworth told police he had argued with the men and believed both had committed a crime against a person he knew, the report said.
“During my interview I found that David was very matter of fact in his recollection,” an officer wrote in the report. “On several occasions, David indicated that he did not intend for (the first victim) to live through the injuries.”
When told the men were still alive, Duckworth told the officer “how unhappy he was,” the report states.
“David used the word ‘vengeance’ (as) the motive for his action today,” the officer wrote.
Police have not released more information on the men’s condition.
A hearing in Justice Court for Duckworth was scheduled for Wednesday.
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