{"id":322642,"date":"2024-06-14T15:29:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T20:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=322642"},"modified":"2024-06-14T15:29:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T20:29:36","slug":"stateline-casino-murderer-sentenced-to-55-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/stateline-casino-murderer-sentenced-to-55-years-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Stateline Casino Murderer Sentenced to 55 Years in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

The California resident who fatally shot a man at Nevada\u2019s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe<\/a> was sentenced this week to 55 years behind bars.<\/p>\n

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Police and fire vehicles at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe, pictured above. A man was sentenced for a murder at the casino. (Image: KOLO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Edgar Julian Delgado, 25, will be eligible for parole after serving 22 years in prison.<\/p>\n

The maximum penalty Delgado could have faced was life in prison<\/a>, according to Nevada TV station KOLO.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shot in Head<\/h2>\n

He previously pled guilty<\/a> to first-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n

The shooting took place on March 25, 2023 at a bar in the casino.\u00a0The victim, Omar Reyes Garcia, 32, suffered a gunshot wound<\/a> to the head. He later passed away at Barton Hospital.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The suspect was located a short time later on a California highway. Delgado initially was arrested for open murder.<\/p>\n

During court appearances, he claimed to have no memory of the shooting, according to Reno, Nev. TV station KRNV.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thomas Villoria, a veteran criminal defense attorney based in Reno representing Delgado, last year told a judge the shooting was an \u201cisolated incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHad he not been intoxicated, this would never have occurred,\u201d said Villoria, who formerly worked as a prosecutor.<\/p>\n

Two Men Met at Bar<\/h2>\n

The shooting followed a dispute between the two men. Delgado and Garcia first met at the Hard Rock\u2019s Center Bar.<\/p>\n

At one point, an argument broke out, and Delgado pointed a 9 mm Glock at Garcia three times before shooting him, according to police reports.<\/p>\n

Delgado\u2019s girlfriend, Savannah Racquel Tautaupale, 27, the driver of the getaway vehicle, was arrested for DUI and being an accessory after the fact. Delgado and Tautaupale were heading to Mexico when deputies stopped their vehicle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear how her case was adjudicated in court.<\/p>\n

Because the incident was believed to be an active shooter situation, between 50 and 100 officers arrived at the casino after authorities were alerted, according to initial estimates.<\/p>\n

Due to the shooting, portions of the gaming property and Highway 50 in both directions were closed temporarily while police searched for the suspects. Each room at the casino was inspected. Douglas County Sheriff\u2019s deputies evacuated the north and Tahoe Towers of the hotel, and the casino was placed on lockdown while guests were ordered to shelter in place.<\/p>\n

Dotty\u2019s Casino in Stateline also was shuttered temporarily because of the shooting.<\/p>\n

No one else was injured during the shooting.<\/p>\n

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe recently was renamed the Golden Nugget Lake Tahoe Hotel & Casino<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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