Abdul Nigel Jefferies, 42, was found dead on the second-floor balcony of the Rodeway Inn in Evans, Colorado, in the early morning of September 18, 2020, after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Officers responded to a 911 call about shots fired at about 3:50 a.m.; Jefferies was pronounced dead at the scene. He had ties to Denver, Fort Collins, and Texas and was born in El Paso, Texas.

Investigators identified 29-year-old Joseph Gonzales of Greeley as a suspect. Data from Gonzales’s GPS ankle monitor placed him at the motel at the time of the shooting. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Gonzales approaching Jefferies, shooting him as he tried to flee, and then firing two final shots at point-blank range. Gonzales was arrested in his motel room shortly after the incident and reportedly told investigators he killed Jefferies because the victim had did something to a close friend of his.

Jefferies was described as a husband, father, and grandfather who left behind a wife, two sons, and two grandchildren and was remembered as smart, funny, caring, and loving. Does anyone have information about Abdul’s last hours or the Rodeway Inn area that could help clarify what happened that night?