LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a white man in his 30s or 40s was found unresponsive with a stab wound in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday evening.
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Police believe he was unhoused because of his clothing and the population in the area. Police do not believe he was an employee of a nearby business.
Lt. Jason Johansson said the Downtown Area Command responded to a suspicious person call around 3:35 p.m. at the 800 block of Searles Avenue. This is near Las Vegas Boulevard N. and E. Washington Avenue.
Arriving officers found an unresponsive man with a large pool of blood near his upper torso and head area. Medical arrived and said the man died at the scene.
Police do not have any witnesses, although Johansson believes the investigation will change "dramatically" in the next few hours as it continues. Johansson said police currently do not have leads on a suspect.
Police are asking people to avoid the area.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged by police 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.
