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Douglas Navarro, 49, was shot and killed on January 11, 2017, at the Crystal Inn motel on Lincoln Avenue in Anaheim, California, where he lived with his mother. The shooting occurred during a confrontation after 35-year-old transient Luke Theodore Lampers arrived at the motel looking for his ex-girlfriend, Brianne Deese, and forcibly removed her. Navarro was repairing a broken door when he intervened and was shot. Lampers then kidnapped Deese at gunpoint and fled the scene in a vehicle.

A week-long manhunt ended with Lampers’ capture in Old Town San Diego; he was shot by police during the arrest, survived, and was taken into custody. Lampers was later charged with murder, kidnapping, and firearm enhancements. Witnesses at trial said Lampers had been searching for Deese the day before and that she had ended the relationship a week earlier and was hysterical during the incident. The jury convicted Lampers of first-degree murder and related counts, and he was sentenced to life without parole.

If anyone knew Navarro, Deese, or saw activity at the Crystal Inn around January 11, 2017, what can be added to the timeline or context of those events?