Maris Digiovanni.Photo: Facebook
Citing the Clark County Coroner’s Office,multiple outletsreport 30-year-old Maris Mareen DiGiovanni and 47-year-old Brent Allan Hallett, both of Las Vegas, were stabbed to death Thursday, just before noon.
“Please pray for our family and her husband,” he wrote. “We appreciate the space to grieve in the coming days and know she touched your lives as she did ours.”
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has identified the suspect as 32-year-old Yoni Barrios, according to a news release.
Yoni Barrios.Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Barrios faces two counts of open murder and six counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, in connection to the mass stabbing that occurred in front of a casino in the 3100 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard, the release reads.
A motive in the attack remains under investigation, police said.
“This was an isolated incident,” Deputy Chief James LaRochelle said in a statement. “All evidence indicates Barrios acted alone and there are no outstanding suspects at this time.”
Three victims are stable, while the other three are in critical condition, according to the release.
During a press conference Thursday, LVMPD Capt. Dori Koren said a large kitchen knife was recovered from the scene.
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Witness Pierre Fandrich told the outlet what he thought to be “three or four showgirls laughing” turned out to be screaming.
Jail records show Barrios is scheduled to appear in court Friday.
It wasn’t immediately clear if he entered a plea to the charges or retained an attorney to comment on his behalf.
source: people.com
