Gwinnett County police responded late on May 5, 2026 to the Courtyard by Marriott on Venture Parkway in Duluth after a report of a person shot during a domestic dispute. Officers found 49-year-old Ephrim Forbes inside a hotel room with a fatal gunshot wound; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Several other people were in the room when the shooting occurred and stayed to speak with detectives. Authorities described the incident as isolated and domestic in nature but did not disclose the exact relationships or the dispute’s specifics. Investigators began collecting evidence and taking statements; no arrests or publicly named suspects had been announced as of early May 2026.

Does anyone with knowledge of the hotel or who was in the area that night have information that could help investigators?