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‘Person of interest’ detained in central Las Vegas Valley slaying

A worker wearing a hazardous-material suit removes blood stains from the sidewalk where a man was found stabbed to death in the 5400 block of Holmby Avenue, near Charleston Boulevard and Lindell Road, just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye
A worker wearing a hazardous-material suit removes blood stains from the sidewalk where a man was found stabbed to death in the 5400 block of Holmby Avenue, near Charleston Boulevard and Lindell Road, just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye
A worker wearing a hazardous-material suit removes blood stains from the sidewalk where a man was found stabbed to death in the 5400 block of Holmby Avenue, near Charleston Boulevard and Lindell Road, just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye
A worker wearing a hazardous-material suit removes blood stains from the sidewalk where a man was found stabbed to death in the 5400 block of Holmby Avenue, near Charleston Boulevard and Lindell Road, just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye
A worker wearing a hazardous-material suit removes blood stains from the sidewalk where a man was found stabbed to death in the 5400 block of Holmby Avenue, near Charleston Boulevard and Lindell Road, just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye
A worker wearing a hazardous-material suit removes blood stains from the sidewalk where a man was found stabbed to death in the 5400 block of Holmby Avenue, near Charleston Boulevard and Lindell Road, just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye
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By Chris Kudialis Las Vegas Review-Journal
August 19, 2015 - 2:42 pm
 

Las Vegas police are investigating a man's body found lying on a central valley street early Wednesday morning.

Police responded about 1:40 a.m. Wednesday to the 5400 block of Holmby Avenue, near Charleston Boulevard and Lindell Road, where they found the dead man, Metro supervisor Lt. David Gordon said. The man appeared to have been stabbed, and his vehicle was found nearby.

Earlier in the day, Metro Lt. Dan McGrath said a man had been arrested in connection to the slaying, adding that police think he knew the dead man.

But just before 3 p.m., a Metro spokesman said "a person of interest was detained, however an arrest was not made."

Additional information was not immediately available. Neither man's identity was released.

This is a developing story. Check back for details.

Review-Journal writer Colton Lochhead contributed to this report.

Contact Chris Kudialis at ckudialis@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0283. Find him on Twitter: @kudialisrj

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