{"id":1869219,"date":"2024-01-11T10:13:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T15:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/death-of-man-exonerated-for-murder-labeled-a-homicide\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T15:13:19","slug":"death-of-man-exonerated-for-murder-labeled-a-homicide","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/death-of-man-exonerated-for-murder-labeled-a-homicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of Man Exonerated for Murder Labeled a Homicide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man who was wrongly convicted of a murder he didn\u2019t commit has died in suspicious circumstances near the World Resorts casino.<\/p>\n

On October 29, 2023, medical personnel responded to a call involving a man suffering from injuries related to a \u201cpurported accident,\u201d according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD).<\/p>\n

The man, who was later identified as 47-year-old Christopher Tapp, was transported to hospital where he later died.<\/p>\n

Detectives are now saying that his death wasn\u2019t accidental and that it has turned into a homicide investigation. Police say they have learned that there was an altercation inside a hotel room before paramedics were called.<\/p>\n

The Clark County Coroner\u2019s Office says Tapp died from a blunt force trauma to his head, ruling his death as a homicide. Police have not identified any suspects.<\/p>\n

In 2019, Tapp was exonerated and awarded $11.7m following a settlement from law enforcement after being wrongly convicted of a murder he didn\u2019t commit. Before the settlement, Tapp had spent 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n