A man was fatally stabbed Saturday evening near the intersection of Lake Mead Boulevard and North Buffalo Drive in northwest Las Vegas, turning a routine evening in a busy commercial strip into a crime scene. Officers found the victim in the 2000 block of North Buffalo Drive with an apparent stab wound, and medical personnel tried to save his life at the scene. The suspect took off before police arrived, and the case is being worked as a homicide.
According to KTNV, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the incident unfolded around 5:45 p.m., after several 911 callers reported an unconscious man bleeding in a parking lot. When officers got there, they found a man suffering from a stab wound. Medical crews attempted life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, Lt. Robert Price told reporters.
What police say
Lt. Robert Price told reporters that investigators believe the stabbing was an isolated incident and that the victim had been with two or three other people when an argument broke out, according to KTNV. Price urged anyone who saw or heard anything to contact Metro as detectives continue canvassing the area for witnesses and surveillance footage that might clarify how the confrontation turned deadly.
Scene and context
The 2000 block of North Buffalo Drive, where the attack took place, is a busy stretch lined with shopping centers and apartment complexes and has been the backdrop for serious violent incidents in past years, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. On Saturday night, police had a visible presence in the area as homicide detectives processed the scene and interviewed potential witnesses while traffic and shoppers moved cautiously around the taped-off lot.
How to help
Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, with contact details available on the LVMPD website. Those who prefer to stay anonymous can submit tips through Crime Stoppers of Nevada at (702) 385-5555.
