47-year-old Christopher Tapp died under suspicious circumstances after an altercation in a hotel room near a casino in Las Vegas. [Image: Shutterstock.com]
A man wrongly convicted of a murder he did not commit has died under suspicious circumstances near the World Resorts Casino.
On October 29, 2023, medical personnel responded to a call regarding a man suffering from injuries related to an “alleged accident,” according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD).
The man, later identified as 47-year-old Christopher Tapp, was taken to hospital where he later died.
Investigators now say his death was not accidental and has turned into a homicide investigation. Police say they learned of an argument inside the hotel room before calling paramedics.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office says Tapp died from blunt force trauma to his head, ruling his death as a homicide. Police did not identify any suspects.
In 2019, Tapp was exonerated and awarded $11.7 million after a settlement from law enforcement after he was wrongly convicted of a murder he did not commit. Before the settlement, Tapp had spent 20 years in prison.
