Las Vegas Boulevard North Stabbing, Standoff Leads to Closed Roads

A deranged adult male was eventually apprehended Sunday even past Las Vegas Metro, hours after he refused to go away an apartment close downtown Las Vegas. Earlier, he had allegedly stabbed a woman in the face inward the region of the Boulevard Inn, Metro law said.

Officers went to the complex, situated on Las Vegas Boulevard North, at well-nigh 4 pm. They found the wounded victim in a parking lot, KVVU, a local TV station, reported.

Her injuries were not believed to follow life-threatening, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. But she is believed to get received medical treatment.

She told Metro police force the piece who knifed her was inward a nearby room. Police officers went to speak to the suspect. He refused to cooperate and would not cede to authorities, the Review-Journal said.

Police eventually convinced the man to commit himself up. He appears to experience surrendered peacefully at near 7:15 pm to members of the Metro SWAT team.

During the incident, police closed briny thoroughfares, such as Las Vegas Boulevard Frederick North and Booker Taliaferro Washington Avenue inwards all directions, the Review-Journal said.

The roadstead — which motorists often utilise to gain Las Vegas casinos — were believed to get reopened later on Sunday night.

Police did not at once key the suspect, nor the victim. Nor was it crystalise what charges he faces. It is also unclear what led to the incident.

Stabbing at The Cosmopolitan

Las Vegas, especially the area around the Las Vegas Strip, has seen stabbings and other wild offense inward recent months.

For instance, inwards Apr Chris Okoronkwo, 33, was supercharged with attempted murder, assault, and battery with a deathly weapon system followers a conflict that led to a wounding at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

One dupe suffered knife thrust wounds during a battle with Okoronkwo, law said. Okoronkwo also allegedly punched another man. The indorse dupe cut down and struck his head, losing consciousness.

Both men required medical treatment. It is believed they survived.

Following the fight, Okoronkwo allegedly tried to flee from the offense scene. But casino-hotel protection guards were able-bodied to quail at him. They also grabbed the knife come out of his hand.

Okoronkwo later told law he had been drinking alcoholic drink and could non recall events.

Knifed During Attempted Robbery

In an unrelated incident in June, a piece was stabbed at the off-Strip Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas during an attempted robbery.

The surmise approached the victim and demanded his property. The adult male refused to hand it over.

The surmise then allegedly stabbed the victim. The suspect left hand the hotel-casino and was finally seen running toward the Tropicana Las Vegas. The victim’s jab combat injury was non believed to follow life-threatening.