A man who killed two people and wounded six others with a large kitchen knife in a series of stabbings along the Las Vegas Strip once lived in Los Angeles, according to an arrest report. (Read More Here).
Yoni Barrios, 32, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. He made a court appearance Friday afternoon.
Eyewitness News learned he once lived in the East Hollywood area.
According to the apartment manager, Barrios lived there more than three years ago.
The manager described him as a good tenant.
Barrios had apparently recently arrived in Las Vegas and wanted to get back to Guatemala, where he’s from. Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson did not rule out pursuing a death penalty.
“We are going to give it serious consideration. But it’s so early on,” Wolfson told media outlets after Barrios’ afternoon initial court appearance ended.
Police say after inquiring about work at the Wynn hotel, Barrios walked out and after an exchange with two show girls, he stabbed them with the knife. They said Barrios then ran down the street to “let the anger out” and allegedly went after more victims.
Barrios, who wore a dark blue jumpsuit and orange hand restraints, was ordered held without bail. An initial arraignment was scheduled for Tuesday.
2 killed, 6 wounded in Las Vegas knife attackTwo people are dead and six people were wounded, including three who are in critical condition, from a series of stabbings outside a Las Vegas casino on Thursday, according to police.Brian Ramos/Las Vegas Sun via AP
The suspect in the stabbing spree that left two dead and six others injured allegedly stabbed his victims so he could “let the anger out,” according to an arrest report.
The suspect, who had recently arrived in Las Vegas, chose his targets at random, a source told ABC News.
The attacks started outside a Las Vegas casino midday Thursday. Detectives believe there was an exchange of some sort between the suspect and the first victim, Maris Mareen DiGiovanni, a street performer, prior to the stabbings, the source said.
Law enforcement vehicles are shown along the Las Vegas Strip where multiple people were stabbed on Oct. 6, 2022, in Las Vegas.
Surveillance footage captured the suspect, 32-year-old Yoni Barrios, briefly going inside the Wynn Casino, before he approached a group of performers, including DiGiovanni, who were standing outside nearby, according to an arrest report.
He reportedly told detectives he asked to take a picture with them, removing a black carbon knife from a suitcase and telling the women he was a chef, according to the arrest report.
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