Paul Justin Stanley, 35, was fatally shot at the Budgetel Inn on Kelco Place in Fairfield, Alabama, on September 28, 2024. Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a person having been shot at about 11:21 a.m. and found a suspect barricaded in a hotel room. A standoff ended peacefully when the 28-year-old man surrendered to deputies.

After the suspect was taken into custody, deputies discovered Mr. Stanley with apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead just before 12:00 p.m., and the Jefferson County Coroner Medical Examiner’s Office later identified him. The sheriff’s office arrested the unnamed suspect in connection with the deadly shooting.

If anyone was at the Budgetel Inn that morning or has information about Stanley’s movements before the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.