Maria Escalante
Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015 | 12:35 p.m.
A man who police say was fatally shot by his wife Christmas Eve at the Plaza hotel has been identified as 48-year-old David Timothy Cordova, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
The official cause and manner of death for Cordova, a North Las Vegas resident, has not yet been released, the Coroner’s Office said.
According to Metro Police:
Officers were called about 10:15 p.m. to the hotel, at 1 S. Main St., near East Ogden Avenue.
Detectives believe 34-year-old Maria Escalante shot Cordova multiple times during an argument in a hotel room. He was pronounced dead on scene.
Escalante was arrested on one count of murder with a deadly weapon and booked into the Clark County Detention Center.
She also faces a count of child neglect and endangerment and is being held without bail, according to jail records.
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