Two dead at Palms Casino in Las Vegas as employee discovers bodies inside room
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Two people have been found dead at a Las Vegas hotel in the US as police launch a homicide investigation.
The bodies were discovered by an employee of Palms Casino Resort in the US city, before several police cars swarmed on the area.
Nearby roads remain cordoned off after the incident on Tuesday.
A local news reporter said on social media: "Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide near Flamingo & Arville, by the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
"[Police] tells us that two people were found dead inside a room at the Palms Place.
"They were found by an employee. We just got on scene & there is a heavy police presence."
Local reports claim that the slain pair were two women found dead inside a hotel room on Tuesday afternoon.
According to local media a preliminary investigation has claimed it could have been a 'murder-suicide' and it remains an ongoing investigation.
The Palms Casino is near the Las Vegas strip and a short distance from the famous Bellagio hotel and casino.
Images from scene show a long line of police cars parked up along the road.
The incident comes after a Southern Californian rapper, Evan Plunkett, was gunned down after a fight erupted at the hotel's Fantasy Tower in 2014.
The 25-year-old was shot in a suite at the hotel after a brawl broke out during the filming of a music video.
He died from a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Clark County Coroner.
The Palms is home to some of the most extravagant party suites in Las Vegas, including a 9,000-square-foot Sky Villa, which costs $40,000 a night to rent.
There is also a Hardwood Suite that features a private basketball court.
