Family of Man Shot Dead in Caesars Palace Room by Alleged Sex Workers Sues for Wrongful Death

Posted on: April 3, 2025, 07:23h. 

Last updated on: April 4, 2025, 08:53h.

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  • Bryan Angel-Altamirano-Solano was shot and killed in a Caesars Palace hotel room in May 2023
  • Two sex workers pleaded guilty to the crime last November
  • The victim’s parents say Caesars was negligent in enforcing safety policies that would have protected their son

The parents of Bryan Angel Altamirano-Solano filed a lawsuit for wrongful death and negligence against Caesars Entertainment in Clark County District Court on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Las Vegas resident was fatally shot in a Caesars Palace hotel room on May 15, 2023, after inviting two women up to his room.

Murder victim Bryan Angel Altamirano-Solano, 25, appears in his own Facebook photo. (Image: Facebook)

The women — Arionna Taylor and Erika Covington, who are cousins — pleaded guilty in November 2024 to second-degree murder and were sentenced on January 23 to between 10 and 25 years in prison.

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Caesars Entertainment, which operates Caesars Palace, does not comment on pending lawsuits. (Image: Shutterstock)

In the complaint, attorneys representing Victor Altamirano-Quijano and Nelly Solano-Gazo accused Caesars Palace of being negligent in failing to enforce security measures that should have kept their son safe.

“Defendant Caesars had policies and procedures for its security personnel to escort sex workers off its property,” the lawsuit read. “Defendant Caesars failed to report and record interactions with sex workers, contrary to its own policies and procedures.”

The lawsuit argues that Caesars Palace “directly and proximately” caused Altamirano-Solano’s death by allowing Covington and Taylor, who were both underage, to remain on the premises while in possession of a firearm, and failed to properly hire, train, and supervise property employees, including security guards.

The suit seeks funeral expenses and $50K in damages for grief, loss of support, and loss of companionship.

Alleged Sex Workers Were Summoned After Alleged Sex

It was revealed by police that Room 535 was registered to an unnamed woman. She and Altamirano-Solano met at the hotel room that night after getting introduced through an app.

The two had sex in the room, police said. By 1:30 a.m., he walked her out to her car.

At about 2:14 a.m., Taylor and Covington, who were in a hotel valet area, followed Altamirano-Solano back up to the room. The three walked inside and, by 2:48 a.m., the two women opened the door and fled the room. They were carrying a brown bag believed to contain Altamirano-Solano’s possessions.

Erika Covington, left, and Arionna “Ari” Taylor are pictured in their mug shots. The cousins and alleged sex workers are currently serving 10-25 years for second-degree murder. (Image: LVMPD)

How They Were Caught

Surveillance footage captured Taylor and Covington entering and leaving the room, according to their arrest reports. About nine hours later, a housekeeper performing a routine cleaning found Altamirano-Solano dead with a gunshot wound to his chest. The coroner ruled his death a homicide.

Las Vegas police matched a bullet casing found in the room to a bullet found on May 10, 2023, during a domestic violence incident on South Pecos Road in Las Vegas. Taylor was a victim in that incident, police said, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

That evidence, in addition to the surveillance video and photos on Taylor’s Instagram account, helped authorities identify both assailants.