On the night of July 18, 2023, 25-year-old Donchevelle Gerald Boddie, a Black man from Macon, Georgia, was found in the parking lot outside the Baymont Inn & Suites at 3680 Riverside Drive with a gunshot wound. Deputies responded at about 9:33 p.m.; Boddie was taken by ambulance to Atrium Health Navicent and pronounced dead at 10:12 p.m. No one else was reported injured. Investigators described the scene as an active investigation and asked the public for help identifying the suspect.

Local coverage noted this was the third shooting incident linked to that motel area within a short period, heightening community concern. On October 4, 2023, authorities announced the arrest of 20-year-old Ronquez Deshon Wynn of Macon; he was booked into the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center and was wanted for murder in connection with Boddie’s death. Reports said Wynn was transported from the DeKalb County Jail back to Bibb County and was facing a murder charge.

If anyone knew Boddie, was at the Baymont Inn & Suites that night, or has information about what happened, please come forward.