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Body found in room at Budget Suites

A body was found inside a Budget Suites near Tropicana Avenue and Interstate 15 Tuesday afternoon.

Las Vegas police responded to the Budget Suites in the 3600 block of Tropicana about 12:45 p.m. and found a man dead inside one of the rooms, Metro spokesperson Laura Meltzer said.

Metro homicide detectives were on scene, but Meltzer said they don’t know if the case would be a homicide.

Contact reporter Steven Slivka at 702-383-0381 or at sslivka@reviewjournal.com. Follow @StevenSlivka on Twitter.

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