Latonia Badon, 48, was found shot in the head and pronounced dead on the afternoon of December 21, 2023, at the Colonial Inn in Amite, Louisiana. Amite Police officers responded to a shooting call and discovered Badon at the scene; the Tangipahoa Parish Coroner’s Office pronounced her dead.

Authorities say a suspect was taken into custody after the shooting, but no identity has been released and investigators have not provided details about what led to the shooting, any possible motive, or the relationship between Badon and the person in custody. The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about Latonia Badon, her movements that day, or knew her at the Colonial Inn, please share what you know.