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Coroner identifies suicide victim at MGM Grand

By CASSANDRA TALOMA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
December 12, 2014 - 9:40 am
 
Las Vegas police and SWAT respond to the scene of a possibly armed, suicidal person in a hotel room at the MGM Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police and SWAT officers move equipment off of a room floor after an armed person committed suicide in a hotel room at the MGM Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police and SWAT respond to the scene of a possibly armed, suicidal person in a hotel room at the MGM Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police and SWAT debrief after an armed person committed suicide in a hotel room at the MGM Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The man who was found dead inof an MGM Grand hotel room Wednesday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Scott Allan Williams, 57, of Greenville, Texas, was found dead by Las Vegas police about 8:20 a.m. Police had responded to the hotel-casino six hours earlier after reports that a man was possibly armed and suicidal in a hotel room.

The coroner’s office said Williams died of a gunshot wound to the head. His death was ruled a suicide.

Contact reporter Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381.

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