{"id":2445634,"date":"2025-06-10T21:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T01:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clash-between-social-media-influencers-leads-to-deadly-shooting-at-bellagio-fountains-las-vegas-police\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T21:32:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T01:32:49","slug":"clash-between-social-media-influencers-leads-to-deadly-shooting-at-bellagio-fountains-las-vegas-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clash-between-social-media-influencers-leads-to-deadly-shooting-at-bellagio-fountains-las-vegas-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Clash Between Social Media Influencers Leads to Deadly Shooting at Bellagio Fountains: Las Vegas Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclash-between-social-media-influencers-leads-to-deadly-shooting-at-bellagio-fountains-las-vegas-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2445634&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-here-are-the-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Report: Here Are The 10 Worst Colleges For Free Speech\">recent incident<\/a> on the Las Vegas Strip escalated from an online feud to gun violence, resulting in two fatalities and one arrest. the suspect, 41-year-old Manuel Ruiz, surrendered to police following the shooting, which occurred late Sunday night. Reports indicate that Ruiz and the victims, identified as 43-year-old tanisha Finley and 44-year-old Rodney Finley, had a history of conflict that began on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Las Vegas Metro Police revealed that the altercation stemmed from an ongoing dispute between social media personalities known as &#8220;Sin City Manny&#8221; (Ruiz) and &#8220;Finny Da Legend&#8221; (Rodney Finley). Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots as pedestrians fled the scene. Friends and acquaintances of the victims expressed their sorrow over the tragedy,highlighting the impact of the feud on their lives. Tensions had reportedly been heightened due to mocking videos and accusations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">copyright infringement<\/a> between the parties involved, culminating in the deadly confrontation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>What began as a snarly feud on social media ended in gunfire along the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night, with two people dead and one man arrested for the crime.<\/p>\n<p>Manuel Ruiz, 41, turned himself in to Henderson, Nevada, police on Monday morning, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2025\/06\/09\/two-shot-killed-outside-las-vegas-strip-resort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KVVU-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is believed that the suspect and the victims knew each other,&rdquo; police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Officers patrolling Las Vegas Boulevard heard gunfire at about 10:40 p.m. Sunday, Undersheriff Andrew Walsh said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/news3lv.com\/news\/local\/shooting-reported-on-las-vegas-strip-near-bellagio-fountains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSNV-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect and victims &ldquo;had previously engaged in some type of conflict using a variety of social media platforms,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>KSNV&rsquo;s report said there had been &ldquo;an ongoing conflict between two social media personalities known as &lsquo;Sin City Manny&rsquo; and &lsquo;Finny Da Legend.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The victims were identified as Tanisha Finley, 43, and Rodney Finley, 44, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/09\/us\/las-vegas-shooting-youtube-feud.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the incident shows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-armed-bystander-stopped-indiana-mall-shooter-in-15-seconds\/\" title=\"...: Armed Bystander Stopped Indiana Mall Shooter in 15 Seconds\">man opening fire<\/a> as pedestrians flee. About seven shots are heard in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/girl-14-dies-tragically-filming-social-media-video-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following social media post contains language and scenes of violence that most will find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Was thinking of heading to Vegas next week. Not no more! YouTuber SinCity-MannyWise shot another YouTuber Finny Da Legend while he was Live Streaming from Vegas tonight. I see other peoples comments that both YouTube creators were at odds with each other. Over what I don&rsquo;t know? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bLcyRqdZOp\">pic.twitter.com\/bLcyRqdZOp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Curtis Fernheiser III (@CurtFernheiser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtFernheiser\/status\/1931979334967017479?\">June 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/crime\/homicides\/shooting-on-las-vegas-strip-3382748\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/a> sought to get to the bottom of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Sanson, a Las Vegas-based YouTuber, said he knew the victims, calling Finley by his YouTube handle of &ldquo;Finny.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What happened last night was a terrible act of hate, and we are heartbroken for the children and families on both sides, as well as the sorrow of losing our close friends,&rdquo; Sanson said.<\/p>\n<p>Professional gambler Todd Witteles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xsgfJchwnCQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> a video indicating that Ruiz and Finley had a feud going that dated back to 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Witteles said many of the videos posted by Finny Da Legend mocked those of &ldquo;Sin City Manny,&rdquo; which was Ruiz&rsquo;s YouTube handle.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He would play Manny&rsquo;s videos; he would sit with his friends and they would laugh at them,&rdquo; Witteles said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;d make fun of Manny, the way he looked. They&rsquo;d make fun of the way Manny&rsquo;s wife looked. He&rsquo;d make fun of what they were doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Review-Journal noted that in 2024, there were allegations from Finley that Ruiz&rsquo;s wife was trying to hurt Finley&rsquo;s channel by alleging copyright violations.<\/p>\n<p>That led to an increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fugitive-taunts-law-enforcement-social-media-quickly-regrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comments<\/a> from Finley to antagonize Ruiz.<\/p>\n<p>On June 3, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/teen-dies-agony-bizarre-interaction-butterfly-social-media-challenge-potentially-blame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video posted<\/a> on the Finny Da Legend&rsquo;s site attacked Ruiz.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mental illness is real, and we can clearly see this guy is mentally ill,&rdquo; Finny said. &ldquo;Y&rsquo;all know that channel means everything to him. He don&rsquo;t got no outside friends, nothing. I don&rsquo;t think I could do it (take his account), in my heart. 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Manuel Ruiz, 41, surrendered to police in Henderson, Nevada, on Monday morning, as reported by KVVU-TV. Authorities stated that the suspect and victims were likely acquainted with each other. Officers patrolling Las Vegas Boulevard heard gunshots around 10:40 p.m., according to Undersheriff Andrew Walsh from KSNV-TV. 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