Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Man booked on murder count after child dies at hospital

Tracy Thompson

Tracy Thompson

A man arrested in Laughlin after his 1-year-old daughter was hospitalized in nearby Bullhead City, Ariz., under “suspicious circumstances” was booked on a murder count following her death on Thursday, according to Metro Police.

Tracy Thompson, 24, was booked Monday on a count of child abuse and neglect with substantial bodily harm and four counts of child abuse and neglect after the girl was taken Sunday night to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center, police said.

The child was subsequently airlifted to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, where she died, police said. After her death, Thompson was rebooked on a murder count, police said.

Further details about the case were not released.

Thompson was being held without bail at the Clark County Detention Center, jail logs show. He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday.