On the night of October 15, 2021, 24-year-old Jamal Drummond was found face down in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Express at 2485 Metrocentre Blvd in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was pronounced dead at the scene from gunshot wounds; the shooting occurred around 10:15 p.m. and the gunman fled to a waiting car immediately after the shots were fired.

Investigators developed a timeline in which 32-year-old Claudio Ivan Valdiviezo Samayoa had been dropped off at the hotel by an Uber driver, Enzo Ramirez. Samayoa was seen wandering the hotel grounds, making phone calls and showing a picture of a young girl on his phone to Drummond and two others. After Drummond chastised Samayoa for peeking into a nearby car, Samayoa entered the hotel and moments later shots were heard. Witness testimony and surveillance material played a central role in the investigation.

The violent death of Jamal Drummond raises questions about what led to the confrontation in the hotel parking lot and who else may have seen or heard key moments that night. If anyone witnessed the interaction or has information about the events around 10:15 p.m., please come forward.