and man to death begs for a job outside LA hospital just two days before his knife rampage

• Yoni Barrios, 32, has now been booked on two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder
• He was in LA soliciting employment from strangers two days before the attack 
• Eight people in total were attacked, several of them showgirls 
• Barrios thought the showgirls were laughing at him and making fun of his clothing before he attacked them, according to the arrest report 

By JOSH BOSWELL and RUTH STYLES and CLAUDIA AORAHA, SENIOR REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 18:39 BST, 9 October 2022 | UPDATED: 22:23 BST, 9 October 2022

The suspect in a stabbing rampage on the Las Vegas Strip that left two people dead and six injured was in Los Angeles soliciting employment from strangers two days before the attack.

In a video taken Tuesday, Yoni Barrios, 32, approached photographer Jorge Lopez outside Los Angeles City Hall and begged for help, saying he had lost his home and everything he had.

Barrios has now been booked on two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder. Eight people in total were attacked, several of them showgirls.