Two people died and six others were injured in a stabbing attack in front of a casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday, Oct. 6, Nevada authorities said.
“At approximately 11:42 a.m, the LVMPD received a report of a stabbing with multiple victims in front of a casino in the 3100 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard,” the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said on Twitter.
Initially one person was declared dead at the scene, while the others were taken to hospitals, police said.
Two people have now died, with six others injured, KLAS and KSNV reported. Police told the stations the weapon was a “large kitchen knife.”
Witnesses said some of the victims appeared to be street performers dressed as showgirls posing with tourists, Fox 5 reported.
Witness Pierre Fandrich said he initially thought he “heard three or four showgirls laughing,” only to find it was screaming, KTNV reported. Fandrich told the station he saw one woman with a stab wound to the back trying to help another who was on the ground.
Jason Adams told KLAS he saw the attacker stab a woman dressed as a showgirl.
“This guy came, ran up, and started stabbing this lady in front of me and she ran around the escalators and she tried to get up under the bridge and her girlfriend was trying to help her,” he told the station.
The suspect, who police said was taken into custody, was found in front of the Venetian hotel, KTNV reported.
The suspect “had a significant amount of blood on his sleeves at the time of the arrest,” KSNV reported.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.
“There are road closures in the area,” police said. “Citizens are advised to avoid the area.”
Clark County officials took to Twitter to share their condolences.
“Our thoughts are with the victims of this senseless attack on the Strip today,” the tweet said.
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