Douglas County Sheriff’s Office

  • Photo of a person of interest in the case of a man found murdered in Stateline last night.
    Photo of a person of interest in the case of a man found murdered in Stateline last night.
  • Photo of of car similar to the one belonging to the victim.
    Photo of of car similar to the one belonging to the victim.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a man found dead at the Hard Rock Hotel in Stateline Tuesday evening.

Upon arrival they found a deceased male in a hotel room. It appeared as the male was a victim of homicide. The victim has been identified as Kevin LeRoy Edwards, age 56. His driver’s license listed an address in Dublin, California, however they learned that he was more recently living at an address in Reno.

They released a photo of a person of interest, who was seen with the victim at the Hard Rock Hotel prior to the homicide. The victim’s 2001 silver BMW 4 door sedan is outstanding. The vehicle may have paper plates, due to being unregistered.

Further information will be released at later.

Anyone with information can contact Investigator Nadine Chrzanowski at (775) 782-9909.