Brandon James Rose, 34, of Reidsville, North Carolina, was killed on February 10, 2019, at the Eden Inn motel, 213 S. Van Buren Road in Eden. Officers responding about 8:36 p.m. found Rose dead of an apparent gunshot wound inside a vehicle. A second person, 38-year-old Meghann Rose McKinney of Reidsville, was also found with a gunshot wound; her condition at that time was reported as unknown.

The suspect was identified as 37-year-old Tim Caesar Blanks of Bassett, Virginia. Blanks was arrested shortly before midnight that same day by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office and charged with first-degree murder in Rose’s death and attempted murder in McKinney’s shooting. He was held in the Henry County jail pending extradition to North Carolina. Eden police thanked the Henry County Sheriff’s Office and the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance and asked anyone with additional information to contact them or Rockingham County Crime Stoppers.

What details about the night at the Eden Inn might help explain the motive or connection between the people involved?