A young person was fatally wounded in a fifth-floor room at the Platinum Hotel & Spa near the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday night, according to authorities. The juvenile victim succumbed shortly after.
The individual, whose identity has yet to be released, was attending a birthday celebration at the hotel. It appears a dispute broke out and a male assailant shot the victim.
The victim was rushed to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, but was pronounced dead at the hospital. No other people were injured in the incident.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers received notification of the shooting at around 9:17 p.m. Initial reports indicate that a group of individuals had gathered at the hotel to celebrate someone’s eighteenth birthday, when uninvited guests crashed the party. This led to a commotion that eventually culminated in a shooting.
LVMPD Lieutenant Jason Johansson said, “There was some type of altercation which ultimately resulted in gunfire.” As of Sunday morning, the identity of the victim and shooter were still unknown.
Witnesses only described the shooter as a Black male wearing dark clothing. Metro police closed off the fifth floor of the hotel while officers and detectives investigated the shooting. The inquiry has since been taken over by the LVMPD Homicide Section.
The victim is expected to be given an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death. It is also likely that the Clark County coroner’s office will confirm the victim’s identity.
The Platinum Hotel is located on East Flamingo Road, near Koval Lane, with a number of casinos and hotels in the vicinity, including the Las Vegas Strip.
Meanwhile, in Stateline, Nevada, a man was shot in the head and later died following a dispute at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe on Saturday morning. The victim, identified as Omar Reyes Garcia, 32, was taken to a nearby hospital but passed away shortly after.
Garcia and Edgar Julian Delgado, 24, had gotten into an altercation at the casino’s Center Bar. Delgado then allegedly produced a gun and shot Garcia at around 8 a.m. Delgado has been charged with first-degree murder and a second suspect, Savannah Racquel Tautaupale, 26, has been charged with driving under the influence and being an accessory after the fact. Both suspects are currently in custody.
A tragic incident occurred at the Platinum Hotel & Spa near the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday night, resulting in the death of an unnamed juvenile. The victim was at the hotel for a birthday celebration when a dispute broke out and a male assailant shot them.
The victim was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, but was declared dead at the hospital. No other people were injured in the shooting.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers received notification of the incident at around 9:17 p.m.
It appears a group of individuals had gathered at the hotel to celebrate someone’s eighteenth birthday, when uninvited guests crashed the party. This eventually led to a commotion that culminated in gunfire. Witnesses only described the shooter as a Black male wearing dark clothing.
The inquiry into the shooting has been taken over by the LVMPD Homicide Section, and the victim will likely receive an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death. The Clark County coroner’s office is also expected to confirm the identity of the victim.
Meanwhile, in Stateline, a man was shot in the head and later passed away following a dispute at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe on Saturday morning. The perpetrator, Edgar Julian Delgado, 24, has been charged with first-degree murder and a second suspect, Savannah Racquel Tautaupale, 26, has been charged with driving under the influence and being an accessory after the fact. Both suspects are currently in custody.
A tragic event occurred at the Platinum Hotel & Spa in the vicinity of the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday night, resulting in the death of an unnamed juvenile. The victim was attending a birthday party when an argument ensued and a male assailant shot them.
The victim was rushed to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, but was declared dead at the hospital. Fortunately, no other people were injured in the incident.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers were notified of the shooting at around 9:17 p.m. It appears the victim had been celebrating their eighteenth birthday with a group of individuals when uninvited guests crashed the party, leading to a commotion that eventually resulted in gunfire. Witnesses were only able to provide a description of the shooter as a Black male wearing dark clothing.
The inquiry into the shooting has been taken over by the LVMPD Homicide Section, and the victim will be given an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of
