A man who may have sexually assaulted a woman in Las Vegas was fatally stabbed after a group of citizens intervened to help the victim, authorities said Wednesday.
The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at a warehouse southeast of downtown Las Vegas, the city police department said in a statement. Press release.
Homicide detectives learned the group responded after hearing screams coming from the warehouse, the statement said, adding that detectives believe the victim was stabbed during the intervention.
Everyone in the group fled before authorities arrived, according to the statement.
The statement does not identify anyone involved in the incident.
Officers dispatched to the scene found the man believed to be involved in the stabbing attack in an alley around the corner from the warehouse, according to the statement. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.
Authorities asked people with information about the incident to contact the department’s homicide section.
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