1 dead in Sacramento County shooting inside Motel 6 lobby

An investigation is underway after a man was found fatally shot in the lobby of a Sacramento motel early Tuesday morning.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to the Motel 6 on Elsie Avenue around 1:30 a.m. to investigate a 911 call about a person shot in the lobby.

At the scene, deputies found a man with a gunshot wound and started life-saving measures. Medics soon pronounced him dead, the sheriff's office said.

Exactly what led up to the shooting is unclear. Deputies believe the suspect fled the scene before they arrived.

The man was identified by the coroner as 21-year-old Mei'Khi Blackshire of Sacramento.