Maurice Stargell was 19 when he was found shot to death at the Candler Inn in Decatur, Georgia. Police discovered his body on the evening of January 16, 2018; he had sustained at least one gunshot wound to the back and a black handgun was lying beside him. A witness said two men dragged Stargell out of Room 131 and left him on the ground, and that those same two men had been seen moving between Rooms 130 and 131 before fleeing.

Investigators later focused on 29-year-old Calvin Joel Bartholomew. Warrants allege Stargell and Bartholomew arranged a meeting at the motel for a drug transaction that escalated into an attempted robbery, during which Bartholomew pulled a gun and fatally shot Stargell. A SWAT team secured the scene after officers obtained a search warrant for the room; the suspect was gone when officers entered. Bartholomew was later taken into custody by Atlanta police at an apartment complex.

If anyone was at the Candler Inn that night or knows more about the people seen near Rooms 130 and 131, please share what was observed.