2 women found dead in Las Vegas hotel room near Strip in possible murder-suicide, police say

The women were discovered by employees at the Palms Casino Resort, just a mile west of the Strip, by employees around 3 p.m., the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said.

The guests had not checked out Monday, prompting security personnel to visit the room. When they couldn't get in because of the security latch on the door, hotel maintenance employees forced open the door and found the bodies lying on the hotel bed. They are believed to be in their mid-to-late 30s and possibly romantically involved, police said. They were pronounced dead at the scene.