Suspect in fatal Arts District stabbing arrested in Texas

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred in September outside a business in the Arts District.

Hyland Harper, 40, was detained by the FBI in Dallas, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release. He is expected to be booked into the Tarrant County Jail where he will await extradition back to Las Vegas for open murder with a deadly weapon.

The stabbing occurred just before 2:50 a.m. Sept. 26 in the parking lot of a business in the 70 block of West Imperial Avenue, just off South Commerce Street. Officers found the victim — identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Jamaal Gaither, 48 — in the parking lot suffering from an apparent stab wound. He was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Investigators say that Gaither had been involved in a verbal altercation with another man inside the establishment, resulting in the victim being escorted out of the business. A second verbal altercation ensued outside.

Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact Metro’s Homicide Section at 702-828-3521 or [email protected]. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

Contact Tony Garcia at [email protected] or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on X.