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By Dave Toplikar (contact) 
Saturday, June 25, 2011 | 11:58 a.m.
Metro Police were expected to make arrests today in connection with a stabbing death that occurred early this morning during a fight on a walkway over the Las Vegas Strip.
Homicide detectives were interviewing two suspects this morning in connection with the stabbing death of one man and the injury of another man who underwent surgery this morning for his wounds, according to Metro Police Homicide Lt. Lew Roberts.
Roberts said police were called about 4:15 a.m. about a fight involving several people that was taking place on the walkway between the MGM Grand and New York-New York.
As officers arrived on the scene, they discovered two Latin male adults on the walkway suffering from multiple stab wounds, Roberts said.
Both victims were transported to UMC Trauma, where one of them was pronounced dead, Roberts said.
The second victim was taken into surgery and is expected to survive his wounds, Roberts said.
Officers were able to capture two suspects who were near the stabbings and took them into custody without incident, he said.
As of this morning, both suspects were being interviewed by homicide detectives and arrests are expected to be forthcoming, Roberts said.
The identify of the victim was being withheld pending notification of next of kin and an autopsy by the Clark County Coroner’s Office, he said.
MGM Grand, a AAA Four Diamond resort, offers 5,044 rooms and suites.
MGM Grand features KÀ by Cirque du Soleil; Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club; and world-class entertainment at the Grand Garden Arena and Hollywood Theatre.
The resort offers signature restaurants by celebrity chefs including Tom Colicchio’s Craftsteak, Emeril Lagasse’s New Orleans Fish House, Wolfgang Puck’s Bar & Grill and Michelin three star and Forbes Five Star restaurant, Joël Robuchon.
As part of its ongoing “Grand Renovation,” MGM Grand has remodeled all rooms and suites in its main tower and is adding several new experiences to its lineup including Hakkasan Las Vegas Restaurant and Nightclub, a new upscale dining/nightlife concept (coming in April 2013).
MGM Grand also features a state-of-the-art, non-smoking conference center, the Grand Spa, Cristophe Salon, "CSI: The Experience" and an inviting pool complex featuring the tantalizing daylife of Wet Republic.
Upscale accommodations include The Mansion, an exclusive hotel within the hotel; the luxurious two-story SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand; and The Signature at MGM Grand, a luxury all-suite, non-gaming hotel located adjacent to the main resort.
Las Vegas is too dangerous now. That's why I won't be coming back!
I have noticed the walkway between MGM and NYNY is the diciest walkway on the Strip. Lots of odd characters who try to draw attention to themselves. The last time we were on the walkway, a group of younger males were pushing each other into the crowd. My husband almost got knocked down. I never see cops on those walkways either.
'They just came here for the jobs'
That's why the water vendors always set up there. It's a free for all.
The Strip was so elegant and civilized in the 50's.
I miss the old days, and am barely interested in coming there anymore.
The club scene, the violence, it hardly seems worth it.
If it wasn't for hotel spa facilities and some food options on minimum convention type weekdays, I doubt if I would come at all.
Was in town last week and the walkways have changed for the worse. More so called street performers, more aggressive pan handlers and saw a group of young men on that walkway from NYNY and MGM. Maybe the same girlygirl saw. About 4 or 5 Charles Manson look alike contestants who were sitting but yelling out randomly at people walking past. Everyone was pressing over to the other side as much as possible.
One street performer was standing near and his female cohort was waiving her arms to get him to play. Needless to say she accidentally slapped another lady walking by in the face. No one even said sorry.
Still love Vegas but it's getting stranger - and not in a good way. Was going to recommend to a newbie visitor to always take the walkways instead of the crosswalks. I don't know, maybe facing the 10 lanes of traffic would be safer?
Would it kill the casinos or police to put some police officers or security guards to monitor these crosswalks? They are becoming some sort of free-for-all zone now.
Pretty scary stuff...
Desert turf wars 2011. Who will come out on top this time?
With thousands of soon to be drunken revelers arriving every day in Vegas, I'm surprised we don't see a lot more of these kind of stories.
I think Metro and casino security does a commendable job keeping the Strip, for the most part, safe.
The sheer volume of booze soaked vacationers removed from the responsibilities of their home lives should probably lead to more potentially violent situations.
Of course, the casinos are brilliant in suppressing stories that put violence into public knowledge, so there are many things that go unreported. Still, I don't think Vegas is a dangerous place, per se.
Summertime in Las Vegas make people go crazy, more incidents do occur such as these...makes downtown seem safer to hang around in doesn't it ?
Your average tourist just wants to have fun and that is why you don't hear about problems from tourists under the influence of alcohol. LV needs to protect tourists if we want to stay in business. The casinos and the city need to put law enforcement on the bridges.
If those knives were registered, this might not have happened.
"The club scene, the violence, it hardly seems worth it."
Putting these two in one sentence hardly makes sense. You may not like the club scene, but that's a matter of taste. I doubt many of the tens of thousand of those lined up on weekend nights to be a part of one of the world's largest and most elaborate nightclub scenes give any thought to the Las Vegas of the 1950s - especially since most of their parents were born in the 1960s.
As for the purported violence, given the number of annual visitors, Las Vegas is relatively safe. I doubt the uptick in violent crimes per capita in Las Vegas between 1950-2011 is any more significant than that of any other American city.
Paul G.
"They just came here for the jobs"
I am guessing that is a jab at the victims because they are "Latin"? Sounds like they were tourists and now one of them is dead - the article did not mention what country the men arrested were from, did it? Or do you just assume?
@ThisOneGuy..the country they are from is probably California. I doubt they were tourists from Panama or any other country south of the U.S.
BAN KNIVES. IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP PEOPLE OF COLOR SAFE. ANY SET OF LAWS LESS THAN A FULL BAN ON KNIVES IS RACIST
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:garrymccarthy:
For you information the men who were stabbed are Las Vegas Locals from NEVADA!!!! and the bastards who did this were touists maybe people that come to vegas should learn how to handle their sh!t. SCARY MARK MOTHER F*CKERS!
"If the victims were Latin, what were the person's of interest that are being questioned? This may have something to do with why the incident happened in the first place. Report all the news and stop protecting criminals from the public's knowledge."
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It may be part of the investigation, you know...detective work? What does being Latin have to do with being stabbed on the Strip?