NORTH HILLS >> A 22-year-old man was in custody Wednesday for allegedly killing a teenage girl who went to a North Hills motel to visit him, police reported.

Paramedics called to a Motel 6 in the 15000 block of Roscoe Boulevard before noon Tuesday found 17-year-old Wendy Martinez of Panorama City dead of a gunshot wound, said Los Angeles police Officer Jack Richter.

Lopez was immediately arrested on suspicion of murder, with bail set at $1 million, he said.