On the evening of Christmas Eve in 2015, a tragic event unfolded inside a room at the Plaza hotel in Las Vegas. David Timothy Cordova, a 48-year-old resident of North Las Vegas, was fatally shot multiple times. The incident occurred at approximately 10:15 p.m. at the hotel located at 1 S. Main St..
Responding to a call, Metro Police officers discovered Cordova, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the investigation, the shooting transpired during an argument between Cordova and his wife, 34-year-old Maria Escalante. Detectives believe that Escalante was the one who fired the shots that killed her husband..
Following the incident, Maria Escalante was arrested and faced serious charges. She was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on one count of murder with a deadly weapon. In addition to the murder charge, Escalante also faced a count of child neglect and endangerment. She was held without bail. The Clark County Coroner's Office officially identified the victim as David Timothy Cordova but did not immediately release the official cause and manner of death pending their investigation..
