1 dead after argument led to stabbing in Downtown Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas police said one person is dead Monday after a stabbing in Downtown Las Vegas.

Around 2:40 p.m. Metro police responded to the 1400 block of Main Street, near Owens Street after a report of a man who was stabbed.

When officers arrived, serval security personnel and citizens pointed to the suspect who was walking away from the scene, police said.

Officers took the suspect into custody as he was walking southbound on Main Street.

The victim was found on the sidewalk suffering from several stab wounds. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

Police said that the victim and the suspect, both men in their 30s, had been in an ongoing argument for several days leading up to the stabbing.

On Monday the men were arguing on the sidewalk when it turned physical. The suspect then pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim, according to police.

The suspect then threw the knife into a storm drain and walked away.

Both the victim and the suspect appeared to be unhoused, police said.

Monday night Main Street was closed in both directions in the area as police conducted their investigation.

People who live nearby and members of the unhoused community were shocked to hear about the stabbing just down the street from where they gather.

“We’re family out here,” said a woman experiencing homelessness who didn’t want to give her name. ‘We’re all out here trying to survive. I wish we had extra help, like extra sleep places.”

David Murray lives nearby, and says it’s typically safe in the daytime. He was also surprised the incident happened in broad daylight.

“I think we need to get these people housed, out of these streets. Otherwise, it is going to keep on happening,” Murray said. “These people are around each other all day every day and tempers flare.”

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