Deontay Jayquan Lynch, 29, was found dead on January 19, 2024, in a room at the Days Inn and Suites in Greenville, South Carolina. Hotel guests reported hearing gunshots that led to the discovery. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound.

Known as DJ, Lynch worked as a tax accountant in Spartanburg, hosted a podcast called Dad Big Thinker, coached his daughter’s basketball team, and was a husband and father of two small children. His wife, Da’Myra Lynch, last spoke with him about 3:30 p.m. the day he left work at The Hultquist Firm in Greenville; he went to the hotel instead of returning home and was reported missing the next day.

On January 22, 2024, authorities arrested 21-year-old Joeanna Isabela Badger and 20-year-old Devonte Tyrese Orr in Jasper County; both were charged in Greenville County with murder, burglary, and conspiracy, and Orr was additionally charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Friends have suggested Lynch may have been ministering to the young people now accused of his killing, but no official motive has been released.

Did anyone in the Greenville or Spartanburg communities know Lynch or have information about his movements on January 19?