LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Two women are facing murder and robbery charges in the death of a man found in a Las Vegas Strip hotel room.
The man, identified as Bryan Angel Altamirano-Solano, 25, was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound on Monday, May 15 around 11:35 a.m. in a hotel room at Caesars Palace. He was later pronounced dead. According to the Clark County Coroner’s office, Altamirano-Solano died from a “penetrating gunshot wound of the left chest and ruled a homicide.”
Las Vegas Metropolitan police, the investigation indicates Altamirano-Solano went into his hotel room with the two women, who fled shortly afterward with the victim’s property. The women have been identified as 20-year-old Erika Covington and 20-year-old Arionna Taylor. Both were taken into custody after they were located by the Criminal Apprehension Team.
Covington and Taylor were booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of open murder, conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit robbery, and robbery with the use of a deadly weapon. Both women were in court Thursday, May 17 for their initial appearances. Both remain in the detention center.
