Kwame Patrick Paul, 34, was found dead inside a hotel room at the LaQuinta Inn & Suites on Rieger Road in Baton Rouge on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Deputies from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office responded after a report of a deceased person around 11 a.m. The death was determined to be the result of gun violence and was ruled a homicide.

Investigators focused on a person of interest and, with assistance from the Gonzales Police Department, located a suspect. Less than a week after Paul’s body was discovered, 42-year-old Obahtier Miller was arrested and booked on a charge of second-degree murder. Funeral services for Kwame Patrick Paul were held Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the Church of God in Baton Rouge, with interment at Southern Memorial Gardens.

If anyone has information about Paul, his movements before January 13, or the circumstances at the LaQuinta Inn & Suites, please share what is known.