Donzell Lamar Young Jr., 33, died in Nashville in the early hours of March 31, 2026, after a confrontation outside the Rodeway Inn on Briley Parkway turned deadly. Police say Young had been visiting the motel and an argument in the parking lot just after midnight escalated into gunfire; he was struck in the chest, taken to Skyline Medical Center, and later died there. Metro Police publicly identified him and funeral arrangements listed his birthdate as August 6, 1992.

Investigators described the case as a homicide and were working to determine who fired the shot and what triggered the dispute. One arrest was reported, but not for the shooting itself: Jerica Taylor, 28, was charged with evidence tampering after allegedly removing Young’s belongings from her motel room and was jailed on a $5,000 bond. Authorities had not named a suspected gunman or announced a homicide arrest.

Did anyone who was near the Rodeway Inn that night see the argument or the person who fired the shot?