On the evening of June 7, 2023, deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a reported shooting at America’s Best Value Inn & Suites on Sierra Highway in Lancaster. Two men with gunshot wounds were found: 28-year-old Shane Derone Wallace of Los Angeles was located inside a motel room and pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim, 29-year-old Luther Crayton of Lancaster, was found in the parking lot and later died at a hospital. Family members said Wallace and Crayton were brothers and that one of them lived at the motel.

The Sheriff’s Department described the incident as appearing to be a robbery involving multiple suspects. No arrests or suspect descriptions have been released. Community members noted the motel’s reputation for crime and prostitution and called for its closure after the double homicide. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

Did anyone in the Lancaster area see or hear anything at the motel that night?