Las Vegas investigative reporter Jeff German found dead

German had an altercation with another person Friday that led to his stabbing, Capt. Dori Koren of the Las Vegas police said at a news conference Saturday.
For more than three decades, German worked in Las Vegas, first at the Las Vegas Sun and then the Review-Journal, covering courts, politics and organized crime. Germanās colleagues remembered him as a great reporter who was fiercely committed to his craft.
āHe was the gold standard of the news business,ā Review-Journal Executive Editor Glenn Cook told the paper. āItās hard to imagine what Las Vegas would be like today without his many years of shining a bright light on dark places.ā
Cook said German had not told the paperās leadership about any concerns for his safety. Police said there is no threat to the public after the stabbing, the Review-Journal reported.
Over the course of his career, German became known for his wide-ranging investigative work and coverage of high-profile stories on politics and organized crime. He wrote the 2001 true crime book āMurder in Sin City: The Death of a Las Vegas Casino Boss,ā and he led the paperās investigation of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, the deadliest in modern U.S. history.
āHe was a fearless reporter and never shied away from tough stories no matter who was involved,ā Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) tweeted. āMany exposed need for reform which made our city better.ā
Cook said in a statement to The Washington Post that Review-Journal staff members have one question: āWhy would someone kill Jeff?ā He hopes an arrest will provide an answer.
āHe will be terribly missed by his family and colleagues, and we are all in shock over his senseless killing,ā Cookās statement said.
Rhonda Prast, the Review-Journalās assistant managing editor for investigations and engagement, tweeted Sunday that German had been proud of his work last year on the paperās true-crime podcast āMobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas.ā
German wrote and hosted the podcastās second season, an eight-episode deep dive into organized crime in Las Vegas in the 1970s and 80s.
āTake a listen as you think of Jeff today,ā Prast tweeted.