Police arrest stabbing suspect hours after he refused to leave his home
Las Vegas police have arrested a man in connection with a barricade situation Monday morning that left one person stabbed and another battered.
The stabbing victim is thought to be the friend of the suspect, the Metropolitan Police Department said, and the battery victim was his girlfriend.
The incident began about 4:30 a.m. on the 3100 block of Rosanna Street and prompted authorities to evacuate neighboring houses near Desert Inn Road and South Rainbow Boulevard, Metro spokesman Lt. David Gordon said.
The stabbing victim suffered a minor injury and is expected to survive, Gordon said. The battered woman’s injuries also are not life-threatening.
The man arrested, Ehsan Roohani, 29, was booked at the Clark County Detention Center on Monday. He is facing several charges including second-degree kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon and domestic battery, records show.
Metro spokesman Larry Hadfield said Roohani may have been armed with a high-powered rifle during the barricade.
Rainbow Road was closed but reopened about 10 a.m. after the barricade ended.
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