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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities have arrested the suspect in the murder of a man at a Gwinnett County motel from last week.
On Sept. 9, Gwinnett County police say Marquel Williams shot a man in the parking lot of the HomeStay Hotel and Suites on Stone Mountain Highway.
Williams is accused of running from the scene.
[Police searching for suspect after man killed at Gwinnett County motel]
Channel 2′s Tony Thomas was at the scene as police investigated and learned that nearby schools were placed on a soft lockdown due to the police activity.
Witnesses said the gunshots were loud enough to jolt them out of bed.
“I thought it was a dream at first. When I woke up, I was trying to pinch myself and everything,” Witness Joshua Dempsey said. “It was six gunshots. I thought it was fireworks in the middle of the day.”
Dempsey said he thinks the fight was over a woman.
Williams later was arrested and booked into the Gwinnett County Jail on Sunday and was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault.
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