Las Vegas police investigate fatal knife attack in South Valley | Murders

An argument between two family members turned deadly early Thursday in the central Las Vegas Valley, according to police.

According to a news release from the Metropolitan Police Department, emergency dispatchers received a report of a knife attack in the 2800 block of South Decatur Boulevard, south of West Sahara Avenue, around 2:25 a.m.

Officers found a man in an apartment suffering from apparent stab wounds. He was taken to an area hospital where he died.

Homicide detectives said the investigation revealed the victim was involved in an argument with his son-in-law, later identified as 31-year-old Aristides Matute.

Matute is accused of stabbing the victim with a knife. He was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on suspicion of open murder.

The Clark County Coroner’s Office will release the identity, cause and manner of death of the victim.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Metro’s Homicide Unit at 702-828-3521 or email [email protected]. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or at crimestoppersofnv.com.

Contact Marvin Clemons at [email protected].