Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Prosecutors to consider charges in death at Strip hotel

Homicide investigators will be submitting to prosecutors their findings in a death at the New York, New York on July 6 to determine if charges should be filed, Metro Police said.

At about 8 p.m. on July 7, police were notified by Valley Hospital of an injured man who was transported to the hospital.

The man, who lived in North Las Vegas, met and befriended four adult male tourists the night of July 6, police said.

They went to the tourists’ hotel room, and eventually all five men fell asleep, police said. At about 5:40 a.m. on July 7, one of the tourists awoke to find the North Las Vegas man attempting to leave the room with wallets and other items, police said.

The tourist confronted the man, who fled the room, police said.

The tourist followed him to near an elevator, and when the man turned to strike the tourist, he pushed him away, police said. The man fell, struck his head on the elevator door and passed out, police said. The tourist took the wallets and other items back, returned to his room and went back to sleep, police said.

Shortly before noon, New York, New York security officers were notified of an unconscious person on the floor near the elevator, and the man was taken to the hospital, police said.

Investigators located the four tourists, and after an initial consultation with the Clark County district attorney’s office, no arrests were made.

The North Las Vegas man, meanwhile, died two days later, on July 9.

Because the death was ruled a homicide by the Clark County coroner’s office, results of the Metro investigation will be forwarded to the district attorney’s office to determine if any charges are appropriate.

Join the Discussion:

Check this out for a full explanation of our conversion to the LiveFyre commenting system and instructions on how to sign up for an account.

Full comments policy