Police investigating fatal stabbing in downtown Las Vegas

Las Vegas constabulary were investigating a homicide successful the downtown corridor aboriginal Tuesday successful which a antheral was stabbed successful the cervix during an altercation.

Metropolitan Police Department Lt. David Valenta said officers responded to the 1200 artifact of Las Vegas Boulevard South, adjacent East Park Paseo Street and recovered a 55-year-old antheral connected sidewalk “who appears to person been stabbed successful the neck.”

The antheral died astatine the scene, Valenta said.

“We person an chartless altercation with 2 males, 1 being the victim,” helium said. “It escalated to wherever the unfortunate ended up getting stabbed successful the neck. … We bash not cognize what caused the altercation.”

The fishy fled the country earlier officers arrived. Police were checking surveillance cameras successful the country successful an effort to place him, Valenta said.

Las Vegas Boulevard South remained closed successful some directions successful the country arsenic of 7:45 a.m.

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