Man dies after stabbing, shooting outside central Las Vegas gas station

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A man is dead after a fight outside of a central Las Vegas convenience store ended violently following a shooting and a stabbing, according to police.

It happened on Tuesday at 5:31 p.m. at a 7-Eleven in the 900 block of North Rancho Drive near Washington Avenue.

Las Vegas Metropolitan police said they received reports of a stabbing at the convenience store. When officers arrived police found a man in his 30s inside the store who had been stabbed he was then taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Shortly after the incident police received another report that a man, identified as 33-year-old Billy Bell Jr., was shot at the same convenience store. When police arrived and met with Bell Jr. they noticed he matched the description of the suspect who was accused of stabbing the first man. Bell Jr. was taken into custody and cooperated with detectives, police said.

Due to the initial investigation, Bell Jr. was believed to be panhandling or loitering in front of the convenience store. The other man then drove up to the store with a passenger. While the driver went into the store the passenger and Bell Jr. got into a verbal fight, according to police.

During the fight, police said Bell Jr. then charged at the passenger of the car. The passenger pulled out a gun and shot at Bell Jr. however, he was not hit, police stated. When the driver walked out of the store all three men were then involved in another verbal fight, police said.

According to police, the driver and the passenger drove off but then pulled over on the street behind the store. The driver and passenger then came back to the store parking lot and re-approached Bell Jr. and a physical fight began. The driver was then stabbed and ran into the store, according to police.

As of Tuesday night, detectives continued to look through surveillance videos from inside the store and also the nearby area.

Bell was taken to the Clark County Detention Center where he was booked for open murder. He is scheduled to appear in court on July 22.

Those with information about the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

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