Hard Rock Hotel exec dies of suicide

The death of Randy Kwasniewski, the executive of the Hard Rock Hotel who was found dead in his home Tuesday, was ruled to be caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, according to the Clark County coroner’s office on Wednesday.

The Metropolitan was called to Kwasniewski’s home in Summerlin, Nev. on Tuesday after receiving a call.

David Chesnoff, attorney and family friend of Kwasniewski, said that he was married and had two children. Chesnoff did not disclose any detail about the death and the surviving family has requested for privacy.

At the time of his death, the 56-year-old Kwasniewski was the president and chief operating officer of the Hard Rock Hotel since the takeover of Morgans Hotel Group in February 2007.

The Hard Rock Hotel has been recently expanding with the addition of two hotel towers, casino space and a wider concert hall. Kwasniewski was in charge of overseeing all these.

Fred Kleisner, chief executive officer of Morgans, will be the one in-charge of the hotel operations for the meantime, the company said.