On the evening of September 18, 2023, officers from the Spindale Police Department responded to a reported shooting at the Stagecoach Motel on East Main Street in Spindale, North Carolina. They found 23-year-old Marianna Alicia Woods lying outside room 14 with multiple gunshot wounds; emergency medical services pronounced her dead at the scene.

Inside the motel room officers located 23-year-old Darrin Marquis Ross of Shelby. After an initial investigation Ross was arrested and charged with murder and transported to the Rutherford County Detention Center; authorities said the investigation was ongoing and additional charges might be forthcoming. Woods, born February 9, 2000, was a Crest High School graduate and is survived by her parents, Deanna Gettys and Robert Woods Sr., four brothers, two sisters and other relatives. A memorial gathering was held September 22, 2023, at Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory followed by a balloon release at Shelby City Park.

What information do readers in the area have about the night of September 18 that could help clarify the events at the motel?