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By Paul Takahashi (contact) 
Monday, July 30, 2012 | 7:27 p.m.
Metro Police are investigating a gang-related stabbing at a hookah lounge early Sunday morning that sent one man to University Medical Center, where security guards fought off gang members trying to get to the victim, officials said.
Police officers were called to the 6800 block of Spring Mountain Road — near Spring Valley High School in the western valley — about 4 a.m. on a report of a stabbing that occurred inside a hookah lounge, police said. Responding officers found employees cleaning up the crime scene upon arrival, police said.
The stabbing victim arrived shortly thereafter to UMC Trauma Center, where he was treated for a "life-threatening" stab wound to the torso, police said.
At about 4:30 a.m. several alleged gang members tried to get inside the hospital, but were thwarted by hospital security guards, police said. It is unknown whether the alleged gang members were friends or adversaries of the stabbing victim, police said.
The assailant or assailants are still at large, police said.
The gang-related incident is unrelated to a stabbing that occurred earlier Saturday night that cut short a Tenacious D concert at the House of Blues, police said.
A brawl broke out in the tightly packed crowd at the Las Vegas Strip venue, resulting in two people being transported to UMC with stab wounds that were nonlife-threatening.
The incident caused Tenacious D — a rock-comedy troupe led by comedian Jack Black — to end the scheduled 90-minute show after about 45 minutes. Police are still investigating the stabbings and the assailants are still at large, officials said.
Anyone with information about the incidents can leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 385-5555 or Crime Stoppers of Nevada.
Great article. Are there any other crimes that this stabbing is unrelated to?
Can you tell us more about the hookah lounge and if the owners were charged with concealing the crime?
Gangsta's need to be shot on the spot.Scum one and all.
Wow, wasn't sure if this was an article about hospital fighting off Asian Gang members or House of Blues....
Did the hospital have video coverage of this? Was that turned over to police? Did they get license plate numbers?
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you know the world is coming to an end when there's violence at a Tenacious D concert.
Yeah! More knives...that's the answer! Looks like I beat Mark Schaffer to it....
To all gangstas; turn off the water when you're brushing your teeth. We need to conserve and you can make a difference!
Methinks the stupid all need to be court-ordered to wear bright Orange helmets. What possesses these in-breds to go out and stab total strangers at an event???
No wonder LVMPD sees this need to shoot folks on sight when they refuse to follow instructions.
lol @ big_john...right on man!