Suspect in I-10 hotel shooting identified
Published 1:28 am Monday, May 3, 2021
Kathleen Hilliard
The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting incident at a motel near the Interstate 10 bridge has been identified as Kyner Gene Rollins, 44, from California.
Lake Charles police responded to a report of shots fired early Wednesday at a hotel in the 1000 block of Northshore Lake Drive. Police responded to the call at 5:16 a.m.
Upon arrival, officers discovered shots had been fired from a motel room in the direction of I-10. The suspect had barricaded himself in the motel room. When a SWAT team made entry the subject was found deceased.
The investigation is still ongoing.
Lake Charles police work the scene of a shooting at a downtown hotel Wednesday, April 28.
