The apparent mass crime event happened late Thursday morning at the heart of the area's famed tourist center.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department tape blocks off a part of the Las Vegas Strip on Oct. 6, 2022.One person has died and at least five other people were injured on Thursday in what Las Vegas police reported as a stabbing in the town's popular tourism center.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said its officers responded to a stabbing with multiple victims in front of a casino in the 3100 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard at about 11:42 a.m. This block comprises notable casino properties Resorts World Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas, as well as a nearby shopping strip.The police department later tweeted that other victims were being transported to area hospitals with an unknown extent of injuries.
A suspect was taken into custody, and police have shut down roadways in the area as an investigation continued. The mass crime event comes five days removed from the area marking five years since a gunman shot at country music festivalgoers from a high-rise hotel on Oct. 1, 2017.COMPLETE COVERAGE:
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