Las Vegas Sun

April 30, 2024

Suspect charged in death of woman found in Las Vegas Strip hotel room

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Dandre Owens, 29, seen in a booking photo, was arrested Sunday, February 4, 2024, and booked on charges related to the death of a woman found in a hotel room at a Las Vegas Strip property in the 3700 block of Las Vegas Boulevard on Jan. 29, 2024.

Metro Police on Sunday arrested and booked a suspect in the death of a woman whose body was found at a Las Vegas Strip hotel last week, according to a news release.

Dandre Owens, 29, was identified as a suspect in the case. He was taken into custody Sunday and booked at Clark County Detention Center.

Officers initially responded to a resort in the 3700 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard regarding a welfare check request on Jan. 29.

Responders found an unconscious woman in a room with an apparent gunshot wound. She was declared dead at the scene.

Owens faces multiple felony charges, including open murder with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed weapon without a permit and owning or possessing a gun by a prohibited person.

The Clark County coroner’s office said the woman, Brittani Bailey, 29, died of a gunshot wound to the head and ruled her death a homicide.

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