Vegas streamer was shot dead by a rival YouTuber after a feud over copyright strikes
A deadly shooting on the Las Vegas Strip left two people dead and sparked horror online, after the incident was reportedly captured on a livestream. YouTuber Manuel Ruiz allegedly killed fellow content creator Rodney ¡°Finny Da Legend¡± Finley and his wife Tanisha, reportedly over a long-standing online feud.
In a harrowing turn of events straight out of a digital-age nightmare, a YouTuber rivalry appears to have erupted into fatal violence on the Las Vegas Strip. Two people were gunned down in front of the iconic Bellagio fountains ¡ª and it all may have unfolded live on a now-removed livestream.
At around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Las Vegas police officers heard gunshots during a routine patrol on South Las Vegas Boulevard. They found a man and woman ¡ª later identified as 44-year-old Rodney Finley and 43-year-old Tanisha Finley ¡ª suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Both were declared dead at the scene.
By Monday morning, the suspected shooter, 41-year-old Manuel Ruiz, had turned himself in to authorities at a Henderson police station.
On June 8, 2025, near the Bellagio in Las Vegas, YouTuber Finny Da Legend and a woman were fatally shot during a livestream by another YouTuber, allegedly SinCity-MannyWise, over a social media dispute. Police detained the suspect, and the area was locked down. pic.twitter.com/PxarrVvRnA
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Rivalry over content spirals into chaos
Rodney Finley, known to his followers as ¡°Finny Da Legend¡±, had built a YouTube presence livestreaming life in Las Vegas. But his content also frequently called out Ruiz, who ran a channel under the name SinCity-Manny. Their online tension became public last year when Finley accused Ruiz of hitting his channel with a copyright strike ¡ª a move that could have led to channel termination under YouTube¡¯s policy.
In a now-deleted video titled ¡°Look at what Sin City Family (Pmanny & Julie) Did to Me,¡± Finley shared screenshots of the YouTube violation. The incident may have intensified a feud that already seemed personal and bitter.
According to a police report, Ruiz described their relationship as a ¡°rivalry¡± and claimed he acted in self-defence, insisting he had no idea the Finleys were livestreaming at the time. The livestream, which captured the terrifying moment gunfire broke out and bystanders scattered in panic, has since been removed.
Awaiting justice
Ruiz is currently being held without bail as he awaits a court appearance scheduled for Thursday.
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