In a tragic turn of events that unfolded within the confines of a Las Vegas hotel room, 39-year-old Josie Tyler-Montgomery's life was cut short on August 3, 2021. What should have been a temporary stay at the Palms Place hotel became the final scene of a devastating incident that would be ruled a murder-suicide. Authorities were called to the hotel, where they made the grim discovery of two women, both of whom had succumbed to fatal injuries.
The Clark County coroner's office would later
identify Josie Tyler-Montgomery as a victim of homicide, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The investigation into the circumstances of her death revealed a deeply personal and heartbreaking reality. The other woman found in the room was identified as April Montgomery, also 39, who was Josie's wife. Their union, which had begun in May of the previous year, ended in a violent and irreversible act.
Further investigation by the coroner's office determined that April Montgomery had taken her own life. Her death was ruled a suicide, caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The official report also noted the presence of significant sharp force injuries on her upper extremities, adding another layer of despair to the already tragic scene. The investigation concluded that April Montgomery was the suspect in Josie Tyler-Montgomery's death.
The discovery was made by hotel security on that Tuesday afternoon, though investigators believe the women had been deceased for up to twelve hours prior. No reports of gunshots had been made to the Metropolitan Police Department, leaving the events that transpired in the room shrouded in the silence that followed. The case was closed as a murder-suicide, leaving friends and family to mourn the profound loss of Josie Tyler-Montgomery.
