A Duluth woman was killed Thursday night in a double shooting at a Gwinnett County hotel, police said.
Police arrested James Clay, 24, of Duluth, charging him with murder, aggravated assault, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Rashanda Patterson, 36, died at the scene from a gunshot wound to her head, and 36-year-old Joseph Emener, also of Duluth, was taken to a nearby hospital with a non-life-threatening injury, police said.
Police were called to the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel at 2350 Stephens Center Drive on Thursday around 10 p.m., for a report of shots fired.
Officers arrived to find Patterson and Emener, each with single gunshot wounds.
Police said they later found Clay, 24, walking through a nearby apartment complex carrying a firearm and arrested him.
Investigators are working to determine a motive for the shooting.
Clay remains in the Gwinnett County jail without bond.
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