A man identified as 28-year-old Darius Daniels was found shot to death inside a hotel room at the Homestay Suites on Stone Mountain Highway in unincorporated Lilburn in the early morning hours of December 12, 2018. Gwinnett County Police officers responded to a person-shot call shortly before 4:00 a.m. and discovered his body; the cause of death was a gunshot wound.

Detectives and crime-scene investigators collected evidence and interviewed potential witnesses. Initial reports described four to five Black males, all dressed in black and wearing masks, believed to be armed. The suspects’ whereabouts and a motive remained unknown, and no arrests had been announced. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact Gwinnett County detectives or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers.

Does anyone have information about that night or recall suspicious activity near the Homestay Suites on Stone Mountain Highway around December 12, 2018?