Maria Strazzera-Zeta, 51, a White/Caucasian woman, was found shot inside a Laughlin apartment late on the morning of June 24, 2024. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers were called around 10:30 a.m. to a complex in the 1700 block of Cal Edison Drive, where they discovered her unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound; medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. Investigators said an argument had preceded the shooting inside the residence the couple shared.
Detectives quickly focused on her boyfriend, 43-year-old Paul Herrera, identifying him as the suspect in the killing. He was taken into custody and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on a charge of open murder. Local reporting noted Herrera had an active history with law enforcement and multiple felony warrants at the time, and police alleged the fatal shot was fired during a heated dispute. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section as the case moved forward through the justice system.
Public memorial listings later recorded Strazzera-Zeta’s death in Laughlin on June 24, 2024, reflecting the community’s acknowledgment of her loss as the criminal case proceeded.
