David Paul Peden was 57 when he was found dead in a room at the Hilltop Inn and Suites in Jackson, Mississippi. On August 12, 2017, officers pronounced him dead at the scene after he had sustained two gunshot wounds, one to the head and one to the upper torso; the Jackson Police Department classified his death as a homicide.

Surveillance footage from the motel played a key role in identifying people believed to be connected to the killing. That footage led to the arrest of three suspects: 23-year-old Quantineahia Webster, charged with capital murder; 16-year-old Cedric Mitchell, also charged with capital murder; and 26-year-old Darrius D. Thomas, later taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and charged with murder. Investigators say the suspects fled in a red pickup truck, which Madison County sheriff’s deputies later located.

Anyone with information about David Peden, the motel stay, the red pickup truck, or the people seen on surveillance is asked to come forward.