Las Vegas Sun

May 5, 2024

Police: Suspect arrested in fatal overnight stabbing

Skylar Gerardo

Skylar Gerardo

A suspect was arrested early today in the stabbing death of a man at an apartment after an argument, according to Metro Police.

Officers were dispatched about 2 a.m. to investigate a stabbing in the 3100 block of Decatur Boulevard, north of Desert Inn Road, police said.

They found a man suffering multiple stab wounds who was later pronounced dead, according to police.

Skylar Gerardo, 26, was arrested on a count of open murder and taken to the Clark County Detention Center, police said.

Gerardo and the victim were arguing when the suspect got a knife from the kitchen and stabbed the victim multiple times, police said.

The Clark County Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s name.