On Tuesday, six bodies were discovered in room 502 at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok by hotel staff after they failed to check out. The deceased were last seen alive on Monday afternoon.

The bodies of six people of Vietnamese origin -- two who held American citizenship -- were discovered in a suite at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in the tourist centre of Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon.

US citizen Sherine Chong, 56, is believed to have poisoned herself and five other people with cyanide inside the Grand Hyatt Erawan on Monday after she accrued huge debts.

A man walks outside the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Police said a number of people were found dead Tuesday in the luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok and ...

Poisoned, shot, the cause of the murders on 6 tourists staying at the 5 star Grand Hyatt Erawan are not yet clear. Clear is that 6 guests were found dead in their room around 7.30 pm tonight, and ...

Uneaten meals are left on a table in a suite at Bangkok's Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, where six people were found dead on July 16, 2024. Royal Thai Police/AP.

The Grand Hyatt Erawan has over 350 rooms. It is located in a popular tourist district that is home to several upscale shopping malls and the Erawan shrine, a visitor draw.

The Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Police said a number of people were found dead Tuesday in the luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok and poisoning is suspected.

Police gather outside the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok. Police said a number of people were found dead Tuesday in the luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok and poisoning is suspected.

Police officers found the bodies of six deceased foreign nationals at the Grand Hyatt Erawan after receiving a call from the hotel’s staff at around 5.30 pm reporting that there had been deaths ...

The Grand Hyatt Erawan is located on a busy intersection in Bangkok’s city center, opposite the Erawan Shrine. The hotel did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for a comment on the ...

Police gather outside the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Police said multiple people were found dead Tuesday in the luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok, and ...