On the evening of April 17, 2021, 17-year-old Y’Kedria Lowe Grier was found dead in a room at the Deluxe Inn in Dawson, Georgia, with multiple gunshot wounds after an altercation inside the motel. The Dawson Police Department responded to a call about a shooting and discovered her deceased at the scene.

The investigation continued without an arrest for nearly two years. Authorities later identified 28-year-old Camry May of Dawson as the primary suspect; he was already an inmate at Hancock State Prison when identified. In April 2023 May was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, two counts of commission of a felony by a felon with a firearm, and eight counts of criminal street gang activity, and was transferred to Terrell County Jail. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation worked with Dawson police on the case and officials asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Y’Kedria, was at the motel that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please share what is known.