A January motel-room shooting ended the life of 60-year-old Gary O. McClain. On January 9, 2022, McClain was found dead inside a room at the Savoy motel on Dickerson Pike in Nashville; investigators determined he had been shot in the head and that robbery was the apparent motive. Witnesses and evidence pointed to a woman seen arriving with McClain who was also suspected of taking his 2017 silver Hyundai Accent.

Authorities identified 20-year-old Jakira Coleman-Griffen of Detroit as the primary suspect. A nationwide alert for the stolen Hyundai led to the vehicle being spotted in Cobb County, Georgia, on January 10, 2022. A pursuit ended with Coleman-Griffen’s arrest, and officers recovered a nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol. She admitted to detectives that she shot McClain in the head and was charged with criminal homicide and later indicted on first-degree murder, felony murder, and theft.

Court records show hearings in 2022 and 2023, with a disposition reached on October 5, 2023, and a sentencing hearing held December 11, 2023. Does anyone have information about McClain’s movements that weekend or about the Savoy motel on Dickerson Pike?