Crime & Safety
Hate Crime Suspect Identified By UNLV Police
A homeless man known to both police and the victim he allegedly assaulted has been identified by UNLV police.
LAS VEGAS, NV - Police at the University of Las Vegas Nevada have identified a man they say committed a hate crime inside the campus' Student Union on Friday. The suspect has been named as Gino Flinn, a homeless man that UNLV police say is known to the victim as well as law enforcement.
According to UNLV police, Flinn allegedly used homophobic slurs while assaulting a student around 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 23. He fled after students intervened, police said. Campus police say they are "confident in an imminent arrest," in a Monday release.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call LVMPD at 702-895-3668.
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