German was found dead outside his Las Vegas home on Saturday, police said. The Review-Journal reported that the German was found with “stab wounds.” The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to CNN that German’s cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries and his manner of death was homicide. The Las Vegas Metro Police Department confirmed Wednesday that officers have issued search warrants in connection with German’s death, but did not immediately release any additional information. A search warrant can be issued when a judge finds probable cause that the police will find evidence of a crime. German was working on a story about a local official — Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles — the week he was killed, according to the Review-Journal. Telles was the subject of articles detailing his oversight of his office, and German reported that Telles created a hostile work environment and carried on an inappropriate relationship with an employee. Telles lost his bid for re-election in June. Uniformed officers and police vehicles were seen Wednesday morning outside Telles’ home, according to local media. It is unclear whether the activity is connected to the investigation into the German’s death. Police did not provide CNN with information about the activity that took place at the address linked to Telles. CNN has reached out to Telles and his office for comment. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released photos Tuesday of a possible suspect and a vehicle — believed to be a maroon GMC SUV — linked to German’s death. “Review-Journal reporters observed Tells in his driveway, standing next to a vehicle matching that description,” the newspaper reported. “The GMC vehicle and a second vehicle were towed from the Telles property at approximately 12:50 p.m. Wednesday.” Telles has not been publicly identified by police as being connected to the German’s death. The Review-Journal published a statement over the weekend about German’s death. “The Review-Journal family is devastated to lose Jeff,” executive editor Glenn Cook said, according to the paper. “He was the gold standard of the news industry. It’s hard to imagine what Las Vegas would be like today without his many years shining a bright light in dark places.” CNN’s Michelle Watson, Paradise Afshar and Hannah Sarisohn contributed to this report.
