Jalen Ramon Mills was 19 when he was shot and killed in Durham, North Carolina, in the early morning of January 2, 2022. The shooting took place about 1:36 a.m. in the parking lot of the Extended Stay America Hotel on South Miami Boulevard. Tony Rashawn Smith Jr., 22, was also found dead at the scene; both men were pronounced dead when police arrived.

No arrests have been reported and police have not released information about suspects or a motive. The killings were among several shootings over that New Year’s weekend in Durham that left the community reeling.

If anyone has information about what happened that night at the hotel parking lot, please come forward to assist investigators.