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Las Vegas police search for suspect who stabbed man in the face

Police are searching for a suspect who stabbed a man in the face on North Martin Luther King Boulevard Tuesday morning, officials said.

Officers responding to calls about an attack found a man who had been stabbed on the 2000 block of North Martin Luther King Boulevard, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan police Officer Larry Hadfield.

“There was a confrontation between two males and one stabbed the other and the other left,” Hadfield said, describing the victim’s injuries as nonlife-threatening.

Police believe the suspect may be armed with a screwdriver, Hadfield said.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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