“We do not believe there are any other suspects involved in this case,” Bender said, adding that no motive has been determined.

The GBI was requested to help process the crime scene.

A hotel guest said he heard 8 to 10 loud pops but assumed they were part of continuing New Year’s Day celebrations. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

Hotel guest Mike Zabinski said he heard 8 to 10 loud pops but assumed they were part of continuing New Year’s Day celebrations.

“I was awakened by several shots, which I presumed were firecrackers, and I went back to bed,” Zabinski told AJC.com.

He said his family woke up Wednesday to find police officers in the elevator and more investigators in the hotel lobby.

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