LAS VEGAS (AP — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide in a residential area near Vegas Drive and Tenaya Way.
The Clark County coroner confirmed that Jeffrey Michael German, 69, of Las Vegas was found deceased on Saturday.
The coroner said the cause of his death was multiple sharp force injuries, and the manner of his death was homicide.
UPDATE: Suspect in journalist's murder was possibly 'casing the area,' police say
The investigative reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal was stabbed to death outside his home near Bronze Circle and Wintergreen Drive, and police are looking for a suspect, authorities said.
This is a tragic loss for our community - @JGermanRJ was tough but fair and a great mentor to young reporters both at the @LasVegasSun and the @reviewjournal. Kathy and I are sending our love to Jeff’s friends, family and loved ones. https://t.co/SWjtAbC8yP
— Governor Sisolak (@GovSisolak) September 4, 2022
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers found journalist Jeff German dead with stab wounds around 10:30 a.m. Saturday after authorities received a 911 call, reported the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
It appears the 69-year-old German was in an altercation with another person that led to the stabbing, which is believed to be an isolated incident, police said.
"We believe the altercation took place outside of the home," Capt. Dori Koren, a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department spokesman, said at a news conference. "We do have some leads. We are pursuing a suspect but the suspect is outstanding."
Glenn Cook, the Review-Journal's executive editor, said German had not communicated any concerns about his personal safety or any threats made against him to anyone in the newspaper's leadership.
"The Review-Journal family is devastated to lose Jeff," Cook said in a statement. "He was the gold standard of the news business. It's hard to imagine what Las Vegas would be like today without his many years of shining a bright light on dark places."
German joined the Review-Journal in 2010 after more than two decades at the Las Vegas Sun, where he was a columnist and reporter who covered courts, politics, labor, government and organized crime.
He was known for his stories about government malfeasance and political scandals and coverage of the 2017 mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival that killed 60 people and wounded more than 400 others.
According to the Review-Journal, German held a master's degree from Marquette University and was the author of the 2001 true-crime book "Murder in Sin City: The Death of a Las Vegas Casino Boss," the story of the death of Ted Binion, heir to the Horseshoe Club fortune.
Marquette University officials said the university "extends its thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Jeff German."
Mayor Carolyn Goodman also talked about the journalist's death on Twitter, saying she was "shocked to learn of the death of the longtime Las Vegas reporter."
Shocked to learn of the death of longtime Las Vegas reporter Jeff German. This was a senseless act of violence. Loss of life in this manner is always shocking and must stop. We will be closely following the police investigation.
— Carolyn G. Goodman (@mayoroflasvegas) September 4, 2022
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto also tweeted about the news, writing that, "Jeff German was an effective and talented reporter. Devastated by his loss."
Jeff German was an effective and talented reporter. Devastated by his loss.https://t.co/ctjtoZfdxt
— Senator Cortez Masto (@SenCortezMasto) September 4, 2022
The office of Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford also released a statement:
"For decades, Jeff German spoke truth to power in the Silver State. This is a horrible, senseless tragedy," they said.
We have compiled more reactions from the community, here.
Anyone with information about German's murder can contact LVMPD's homicide section at 702-828-3521 or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
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