Joel Van Hook Rodriguez, a 28-year-old Hispanic man, was found dead from a gunshot wound in a second-floor hallway of the Lincoln Inn in northeast Oklahoma City in the early hours of August 10, 2024. Oklahoma City police responded to a disturbance call at about 3:10 AM and discovered his body.

Surveillance footage from the hotel showed four people—three men and one woman—believed connected to the shooting. Authorities asked the public for help identifying those in the video; tips led to the arrests on August 16, 2024, of 18-year-old Josiah Simons and a 17-year-old whose name was not released because of their age. Police say the investigation is ongoing as they seek the other people seen in the footage.

Joel’s family, already mourning the 13th anniversary of his father’s death by gun violence, appealed for information and set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses. If anyone saw activity at the Lincoln Inn on August 10 or recognizes the people in the footage, please contact Oklahoma City police with what you know.