Man Shot At Maguson Hotel

New Port Richey Police responded to a “Shots Fired” call at the Magnuson Hotel located at 5015 U.S. Hwy 19 on Saturday morning.

Police say the incident occurred at 7:45 a.m. Upon arrival Police found Jerrell Billy Tomlin, 26, with multiple gunshot wounds lying just outside a room. Tomlin was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jerrell Rayshawn Marcus, 24, was previously identified as a person of interest. Marcus was located and he volunteered to meet detectives at our police department for an interview.

Marcus has been ruled out as a person of interest. Our detectives are still following up on leads.