Tyron Donoven Jackson, 25, was found dead in a North Columbia motel room on or around May 8, 2016. A Coronet Motel employee discovered his body; the Richland County Coroner determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head. Columbia Police opened a suspicious death investigation and released surveillance images while seeking information about what happened in the room.

Investigators focused on Natila J. Tucker, 41, who was located walking near Main Street and Elmwood Avenue and brought in for questioning. After the interview Tucker was arrested and charged with Jackson’s murder; police said the shooting followed an argument and physical altercation over payment for sex after Jackson had picked Tucker up. Tucker was also charged with possession of a stolen vehicle and was booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center to await a bond hearing.

If anyone has information about Jackson, Tucker, or the events at the motel that night, please share what is known.