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Yaroslan Granda Ruedas (North Las Vegas Police Department)

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What are they hiding? College conceals convicted murderer’s records

By David Wilson Las Vegas Review-Journal

February 24, 2023 - 6:07 pm

The Clark County coroner’s office Friday identified a man who was fatally stabbed outside a North Las Vegas business earlier this month.

Eric Blackmon, 40, died from multiple stab wounds, according to the coroner.

Police said Blackmon was stabbed by Yaroslan Granda Ruedas, 39, during a fight in a shopping center parking lot in the 5500 block of Simmons Street on Feb. 7.

According to an arrest report, Granda Ruedas stabbed Blackmon in the back with a 12-inch knife and claimed self-defense when speaking with police after his arrest.

Granda Ruedas remains in custody without bail and is due in court on March 2, court records show.

Contact David Wilson at dwilson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @davidwilson_RJ on Twitter.

Jury sentences man convicted of 2018 Circus Circus killings

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

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By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

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By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

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The Metropolitan Police Department said there is “no evidence” that a suspect identified Tuesday in a homicide from 1994 is connected to four other deaths in the same decade.