A dispute in the back parking lot of a Budgetel Inns and Suites on Stone Mountain Highway in Lilburn turned fatal on the night of Friday, October 11, 2024. Police responding to a 911 call found 60-year-old Victor Ricks of Snellville suffering from a gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries. An obituary lists Victor E. Ricks as born August 4, 1964, in Trenton, New Jersey, and notes he was a United States Army veteran.

Investigators quickly identified a suspect who was known to Ricks. Police arrested 57-year-old Hugh Forman of Lawrenceville in connection with the shooting. Authorities have not released a motive, and details about the men’s relationship and what led to the confrontation remain largely undisclosed.

If anyone has information about Victor Ricks, his movements that night, or his connection to Hugh Forman, please share what is known with Gwinnett County law enforcement.