On the late afternoon of September 5, 2023, a dispute at a motel in Norcross, Georgia, turned deadly when 28-year-old Dareese Amir Ellis was found in the HomeTowne Studios parking lot on Jimmy Carter Boulevard with a fatal gunshot wound. Officers discovered Ellis at about 5:45 p.m.; witnesses said an argument between Ellis and another male resident of the motel preceded the shooting. The suspected gunman fled on foot and a K-9-assisted search followed.

Investigators identified 21-year-old Jay Dante Crump of Peachtree Corners as the primary suspect and obtained a warrant charging him with felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Crump surrendered to authorities by walking into the Gwinnett County Jail on September 10, 2023, and was being held without bond according to jail records at that time.

If anyone witnessed the argument or has other information about what happened in the motel parking lot that afternoon, please share what is known.