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Authorities identify woman, 22, who was stabbed to death

A 22-year-old woman stabbed to death last week in the northeast valley was identified Wednesday as Brittney Nicole Junsay.

The Las Vegas resident died from multiple stab wounds to her chest, the coroner's office said.

Las Vegas police arrested Elizabeth Denise Crocketts, 21, in connection with Junsay's death. Crocketts stabbed Junsay on Friday with a screwdriver during a fight in the 5000 block of Nellis Oasis Lane, near Nellis Boulevard and Gowan Road, police said.

Crocketts was being held without bail at the Clark County jail. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 12.

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