Man found shot to death outside Stone Mountain hotel

A 50-year-old man was shot dead Wednesday afternoon outside a Stone Mountain hotel, according to Gwinnett police.

Robert Lee Lovelace, of Atlanta, was found lying on the ground bleeding about 3 p.m. at Holiday Inn Express at 1790 East Park Place in Stone Mountain. He was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where he died a short time later. Police think Lovelace was in a confrontation with two unidentified men just before he was shot.

The motive behind the slaying remains unclear. There were no known suspects Thursday, Gwinnett police spokeswoman Cpl. Illana Spellman said.

Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to call Gwinnett police homicide investigators at 770-513-5300.