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Manuel Ruiz Surrenders After Fatal Bellagio Fountain Shooting

He faces two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon after livestream footage showed the shooting in connection to a prior online conflict

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Overview

  • Two people were shot dead around 10:40 p.m. Sunday on the 3600 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard near the Bellagio fountains, police said.
  • Manuel Ruiz, 41, turned himself in at a Henderson police station on June 9 and was booked on two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon.
  • Authorities believe the attack stemmed from a long-running feud on social media between Ruiz and the victims, identified online as YouTubers Finny Da Legend and his wife, Bubbly.
  • The incident was captured live on a YouTube stream and the suspect’s channel, Sin City Family, has been removed for violating community guidelines.
  • The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Section has taken over the investigation and is asking the public to provide any information.