UPDATE: Branden Bailey, 35, was identified as the man who was found dead following a stabbing on Friday night, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Henderson police are investigating an RTC bus stabbing that left one man dead Friday night.

Around 7 p.m., Henderson police responded to the area of North Boulder Highway and Water Street after reports of a stabbing on an RTC bus.

When officers arrived, they found a unresponsive man lying on the ground, outside of the bus. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said that the stabbing was the result of a man protecting himself while he was being attacked by the victim.

This is the second deadly stabbing on an RTC bus in 2023.