Police: Man stabbed girlfriend to death during argument in downtown Las Vegas

A 46-year-old man was arrested Friday after he stabbed and killed his girlfriend during an argument in downtown Las Vegas, police said.

Jose Galan-Preval was arrested on an open murder charge Friday after officers responded to a report of a stabbing just before 1 p.m. in the 1800 block of Canosa Avenue, between East Oakey Boulevard and East St. Louis Avenue, according to a news release from the Metropolitan Police Department.

“Arriving officers located a female suffering from apparent stab wounds inside a residence,” the news release said. “Medical personnel responded and transported the woman to a nearby hospital, where she later died.”

The woman had not been identified as of Saturday afternoon, police said.

Police said Galan-Preval was “later located and taken into custody without incident.”

According to an online jail roster, Galan-Preval was listed as an inmate at the Clark County Detention Center as of Saturday.

Galan-Preval faces a charge of open murder with a deadly weapon, according to Las Vegas Justice Court records. His next court date has been set for Tuesday at 8:30 a.m., court records show.

Contact Bryan Horwath at bhorwath@reviewjournal.com. Follow @BryanHorwath on X. Review-Journal Director of Digital Content Brett Steidler contributed to this report.