Two people were killed and eight injured Thursday in stabbings with a kitchen knife on the Las Vegas Strip in broad daylight. The alleged attacker is a 30-year-old man whose identity has not been disclosed. Police began receiving reports of the attack around 11:40 a.m., Las Vegas police Capt. Dori Koren said at a news conference.
The arrest occurred within "a matter of minutes" after the stabbings in the 3100 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said at an afternoon press conference. The stabbing attacks occurred in broad daylight near the Wynn casino, an area frequented by tourists.
Chronicle of the murders
The suspect initially stabbed two people, before going south on the Las Vegas Strip and stabbing five more people. The eighth person was attacked at a third location nearby, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief James LaRochelle told reporters.
"At this time, the suspect's motive is unknown. He will be committed to the Clark County Detention Center. This is an ongoing investigation," the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement.
According to KTNV, witnesses confirmed that there was no previous altercation, the attacker tried to take pictures with erotic dancers carrying a knife and when one of them refused he wounded her, and proceeded to attack other victims, it is believed that the subject could be a tourist to the area.
I just talked to a tourist from Montreal, he says he saw at least two showgirls stabbed on the Strip. The showgirls walk the Strip to talk photographs with visitors. He shared photo below of one being taken away on a stretcher @KTNV pic.twitter.com/xCpYIj8HcR
- Joe Moeller (@joemoeller44) October 6, 2022
