Laymon Lamar Johnson, 25, of Amarillo, Texas, was fatally shot on March 10, 2020 at the Americas Best Value Inn on I-40 East in Amarillo. Police found Johnson and another man with gunshot wounds; Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene and the other man was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries.

A 33-year-old man named Eric Emmanuel Hernandez was located in another motel room that day and taken into custody without incident. Hernandez was arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and booked into the Potter County Jail. The Amarillo Police Department’s Homicide Unit continued its investigation.

Johnson was remembered by his family as an amazing father to his daughter Zerenity, and as a son, brother, and friend who loved humor, working on cars and construction. His funeral was held March 14, 2020 at New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church in Amarillo.

Does anyone have information about what happened at the motel that morning or witnessed events at the Americas Best Value Inn?