Las Vegas Police Arrest Man They Say Threatened Mass Shooting at Stanley Cup Game

Las Vegas Police Arrest Man They Say Threatened Mass Shooting at Stanley Cup Game
Matthew DeSavio on June 13, 2023. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP
The Associated Press
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LAS VEGAS—Less than four hours before Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final was set to begin Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip, authorities in Nevada arrested a man they say threatened to carry out a mass shooting at the arena where the Golden Knights would capture their first championship that night.

An arrest report released Thursday by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department identifies the suspect as Matthew DeSavio, who is described by detectives in the document as a 33-year-old man with a history of mental illness and arrests “that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, harassed, or fearful for their immediate safety.” The report doesn’t say whether detectives have found any weapons in DeSavio’s possession.