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Police: Suspect beat man to death in New Orleans hotel room

Police: Suspect beat man to death in New Orleans hotel room
NOPD

The NOPD says one person is in custody in connection with a late night homicide near the Lower Garden District.

According to an NOPD spokesperson, officers responded to a call in the 2100 block of St. Charles Avenue just before 11 p.m. When the officers arrived, they found the unresponsive victim in his hotel room at the Avenue Plaza, with visible injuries to his head. An EMS crew took the victim to the hospital where he later died.


The suspect, 29-year-old Martin Hurtado, was arrested and booked for second degree murder.

According to the report, Hurtado was found in the hotel room's bathroom.

A New Orleans Police official said the 75-year-old victim was suffering trauma to his face, caused by Hurtado's fists.