Man accused of sexually assaulting woman in Las Vegas is fatally stabbed after group of citizens intervene

A man who may have sexually assaulted a woman in Las Vegas was fatally stabbed after a group of citizens intervened to help the victim, authorities said Wednesday.

The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in a shed southeast of downtown Las Vegas, city police said in a press release.

According to the press release, the homicide squad learned that the group reacted after hearing screams coming from the shed. It is also assumed that the victim was stabbed during the operation.

All members of the group fled before authorities arrived, the press release said.

The press release does not mention the names of the people involved in the incident.

Patrol officers dispatched to the scene found the man possibly involved in the attack with stab wounds in an alley around the corner from the shed, the release said. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

Authorities asked anyone with information about the incident to contact the agency’s homicide unit.