Investigative reporter Jeff German stabbed to death in Las Vegas

Police were looking for a suspect on Sunday after a Las Vegas investigative reporter was stabbed to death outside his home, authorities said.

Las Vegas police officers found Jeff German dead with stab wounds around 10.30am on Saturday after authorities received a 911 call, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

It appeared the 69-year-old was in an altercation with another person that led to the stabbing, which was believed to be an isolated incident, police said.

Police said the investigation was a top priority.

Glenn Cook, the Review-Journal executive editor, said German had not communicated any concerns about his safety or any threats made against him to newspaper leaders.

German joined the Review-Journal in 2010 after more than two decades at the Las Vegas Sun, where he was a columnist and reporter who covered courts, politics, labor, government and organized crime.

He was known for stories about government malfeasance and political scandals as well as coverage of the 2017 mass shooting at a music festival that killed 60 and wounded more than 400. Colleagues remembered German as as a reporter who covered organized crime, extremist activity in southern Nevada, and gaming industry corruption.

German, the Review-Journal said, was its writer and host for season two of Mobbed Up: the Fight for Vegas, a true-crime podcast that traced the rise and fall of organized crime in the city.

When a gunman killed 60 people from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino in 2017, German reported that the gunman had fired at two jet fuel tanks before he shot at concert-goers and finally turned the gun on himself.