New Orleans police investigate after man was beaten to death in St. Charles Avenue hotel

ENDS IN TRAGEDY FOR A 75 YEAR OLD TOURIST FROM MISSOURI. THE NOPD SAYS THAT MAN WAS BEATEN TO DEATH INSIDE HIS HOTEL ROOM. SO THIS HAPPENED AT THE AVENUE PLAZA HOTEL ON SAINT CHARLES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE VICTIM WAS IN TOWN WITH HIS WIFE WHEN HE WAS BEATEN TO DEATH INSIDE THEIR ROOM. NOW, OFFICERS FOUND THE MAN UNRESPONSIVE AND SAY HE SUFFERED FROM HEAD TRAUMA, WHICH THEY BELIEVE HAPPENED AROUND 11 THURSDAY NIGHT. THAT MAN WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED SHORTLY AFTER. WE’RE TOLD THE SUSPECT, 29 YEAR OLD MARTIN HURTADO, WAS FOUND IN THE VICTIM’S BATHROOM AT THE HOTEL AND IS NOW IN CUSTODY. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WAS NOT A GUEST AT THE HOTEL AND WAS NOT STAYING IN THE ROOM. THEY DID NOT KNOW EACH OTHER. AND THE PERPETRATOR HAD NO TIES TO. NOW, WE REACHED OUT TO THE AVENUE PLAZA HOTEL. THEY TOLD US THEY

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating after a tourist from Missouri was beaten to death on St. Charles Avenue Thursday night. The incident happened in the 2100 block of St. Charles Avenue at the Avenue Plaza Hotel. Police say a 75-year-old man was found unresponsive in a hotel room and was taken to an area hospital, where he later died. A suspect has been arrested in connection with the homicide and identified as Martin Hurtado, according to NOPD. Hurtado faces a charge of second-degree murder and was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will determine the official cause of death and release the victim's name upon completion of the autopsy and notification of the family.Homicide Detective Miles Guirreri is leading the ongoing investigation.Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 504-658-5300 or call Crimestoppers anonymously at 504-822-1111 and toll-free at 1-877-903-7867.Previous NOPD preliminary reports show that this death involved a shooting. However, new reports show that this was not a shooting.

NEW ORLEANS —

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating after a tourist from Missouri was beaten to death on St. Charles Avenue Thursday night.

The incident happened in the 2100 block of St. Charles Avenue at the Avenue Plaza Hotel.

Police say a 75-year-old man was found unresponsive in a hotel room and was taken to an area hospital, where he later died.

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the homicide and identified as Martin Hurtado, according to NOPD.

Hurtado faces a charge of second-degree murder and was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center.

The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will determine the official cause of death and release the victim's name upon completion of the autopsy and notification of the family.

Homicide Detective Miles Guirreri is leading the ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 504-658-5300 or call Crimestoppers anonymously at 504-822-1111 and toll-free at 1-877-903-7867.

Previous NOPD preliminary reports show that this death involved a shooting. However, new reports show that this was not a shooting.

New Orleans police investigate after man was beaten to death in St. Charles Avenue hotel

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