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Update – Suspect Arrested - Man Dies from Stab Wound Suffered at a Park
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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Office of Public Information
400 S. Martin L. King Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89106
Office: 702-828-4082
Sheriff Kevin McMahill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Man Dies from Stab Wound Suffered at a Park
Update – Suspect Arrested
Through the course of the investigation, detectives were able to identify 45-year-old Darnell Davis as the suspect in this case. On October 14, 2025, Davis was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center for Open Murder with a Deadly Weapon.
Original Press Release
On October 13, 2025, at approximately 4:29 p.m., LVMPD Crime Scene Analysts received notification from the Clark County Coroner’s Office of a deceased male at a local hospital. The coroner stated the individual had died from a stab wound.
LVMPD homicide detectives were notified and took over the investigation.
Through the course of the investigation, detectives learned that a medical call for service was received at 11:10 a.m. The call was referencing a male suffering from an unknown medical issue at a park in the 800 block of West Lake Mead Boulevard. Medical personnel arrived, quickly determined the male had an apparent stab wound, and transported the victim to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
This is an ongoing investigation led by the LVMPD Homicide Section.
The identification of the victim, as well as the cause and manner of death, will be released by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section by phone at 702-828-3521, or by email at homicide@lvmpd.com. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
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