Police officers were patrolling in the area on Las Vegas Boulevard at around 10:40 p.m. local time and rushed to the scene upon hearing gunfire. A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department statement said:
“On June 8, 2025, at approximately 10.40pm, LVMPD officers were on routine patrol in the 3600 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard when they heard gunfire coming from the west side of the street.
“The officers immediately ran toward the area where the gunfire was heard and located two individuals suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Medical personnel arrived, and the two victims were pronounced dead at the scene.”
Police later said that they think the incident stemmed from a social media conflict which spiralled out of control during the evening.
YouTube accounts named “Sin City Manny” and “Finny Da Legend” were said to have been live streaming prior to the shooting although all video has now been removed.
Finny Da Legend and his wife Bubbly are thought to have been murdered by 41-year-old Manuel Ruiz who later turned himself in at a Henderson Police Department station.
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X account Las Vegas Locally posted videos showing pedestrians fleeing in terror at the sound of gunshots. Another video shows what looks like two people arguing before the sound of shots rang out.
A woman was having some kind of an altercation with a man wearing a white cap when a man who appeared to know her stepped over to speak to the man. The man in the cap then pulled out a gun and started firing at the pair.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that Ruiz will now be booked into the Clark County Detention Center and charged with two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon.
“On June 9, 2025, Ruiz walked into a Henderson Police Station and turned himself in. He was taken into custody and will be booked into the Clark County Detention Center for two counts of Open Murder with a Deadly Weapon.”
The location of the shooting is no more than five minutes walk from where thousands of players are grinding away at the WSOP 2025 challenging to be the latest bracelet winner.
