Stabbing Spree on Las Vegas Strip Leaves 2 Dead and 6 Others Injured

A seemingly unprovoked stabbing attack occurred on Thursday on the Las Vegas Strip outside a casino, leaving two people dead and six others injured.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department does have a suspect in custody, and recovered a large knife from the scene. The police have not released the suspect’s identity but believe he does not live locally. Both locals and tourists are among the victims of this attack.

“This is clearly a very tragic and hard-to-understand, hard-to-comprehend murder investigation,” Deputy Chief James LaRochelle of the Las Vegas police said.

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