Erica Franklin, 31 and originally from Nashville, Tennessee, was found shot to death in her hotel room at the La Quinta Inn & Suites on Walden Road in Beaumont, Texas, on November 23, 2016. Hotel staff discovered her body after being alerted to an unresponsive woman in the room, and the Beaumont Police Department investigated the death as a homicide.

Investigators identified a potential suspect, Ivory Pantallion III, who was later shot and killed by police after leading deputies on a chase from Jefferson County to Baytown and displaying a weapon. Authorities considered Pantallion III’s possible involvement in Franklin’s death, but no further details about his connection have been disclosed. No arrests or convictions have been announced and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone knew Erica, saw activity around the La Quinta Inn & Suites on November 23, 2016, or has information about Pantallion III’s whereabouts or actions that day, please come forward.