Roommate arrested in connection with fatal stabbing in northwest Las Vegas Valley
Las Vegas police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal stabbing early Sunday morning.
A call came in after 1:30 a.m. reporting the incident in the 600 block of Princeton Street, near Decatur Boulevard and Washington Avenue, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. Officers found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was dead on scene.
Two residents in the home told officers they heard an argument and screaming, police said. They spotted a roommate, 20-year-old Jacob Driscoll, running from the scene. Driscoll has since been arrested and faces one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon.
The Clark County coroner’s office will release the name of the man killed will be released after next of kin has been notified.
This is the 151st homicide investigated in Metro’s jurisdiction for 2016.
Anyone with information about the incident may call Metro’s homicide section at 702-828-3521 Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
Contact Rachel Hershkovitz at rhershkovitz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @rzhershkovitz on Twitter.
