LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A 23-year-old man has been arrested on murder charges following a fatal stabbing on Wednesday morning.
According to police, dispatchers received reports of a stabbing in the 1100 block of East Katie Avenue, near SeaQuest Las Vegas, at approximately 8:58 a.m. Officers arriving on the scene located a man suffering from apparent stab wounds, though he was later declared deceased at the scene by responding medical personnel.
23-year-old Janelle Hammell was taken into custody at the scene after being identified as a suspect. Police say preliminary investigation indicated that Hammell approached the victim on foot and "stabbed him multiple times," according to a report.
Hammell was booked into the Clark County Detention Center for Open Murder with a Deadly Weapon.
The Clark County Coroner has identified the victim as 38-year-old Snow Robert Frog, His cause of death was listed as a homicide after multiple stab wounds were examined on his body.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section by phone at 702-828-3521, or by email at homicide@lvmpd.com. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
