Djimon Antonio Lucas, 23, was shot and killed on October 4, 2021, at the Extended Stay America on Big Tree Way in Greensboro, North Carolina. The shooting happened around 1:00 a.m.; Lucas was found with a gunshot wound, taken to a nearby hospital, and died of his injuries.

Arrest records show Preston Earl Love, 33, of Burlington, North Carolina, was arrested in connection with the case. Love faces charges including first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, discharge of a firearm into occupied property, discharge of a firearm into an occupied dwelling, and possession of a firearm by a felon. He was apprehended in Caswell County on unrelated charges.

The victim’s family, through the Murray Law Firm, has raised questions about the hotel’s security and called for an inspection to determine whether inadequate security contributed to the killing. Investigators are examining the circumstances that led to the shooting and whether there were prior incidents at or near the property.

If anyone stayed at that Extended Stay America around that date or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known.