Travis Derane Cole, a 40-year-old Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, was found dead in the driver’s seat of his car at a Parkway Village motel on the morning of July 21, 2021. Authorities determined the cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the neck. Surveillance footage from the Home 1 Extended Stay parking lot became a key piece of evidence and led investigators to a suspect.

Police arrested 39-year-old Ashley Eugene Hervery of the Whitehaven area after the footage was reviewed. Investigators say the shooting occurred shortly after 6 a.m. on the day Cole’s body was found. After his arrest, Hervery gave a statement to police and disclosed the location of the firearm believed used in the shooting. A grand jury returned an indictment charging first-degree murder, and Hervery has been held without bond with prosecution by the District Attorney’s office.

Does anyone have information about Cole’s movements that morning or about the motel parking area that could help the investigation?