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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public's assistance for information regarding a capital murder investigation.

Dallas police responded to a shooting Saturday night at the Extended Stay America Hotel on Coit Road.

According to police, the victim, 27-year-old Paris Marquell St. John, was shot at the hotel and was transported to a local hospital, where he died from his wounds.

Marquell's vehicle was taken after the shooting. The vehicle is described as a 2007 burgundy Chrysler 300 with the license plate CF2G526.

Homicide detectives are looking to speak with 24-year-old Demone Laderrick Scaife (pictured below), who may have been with the victim at the time of the shooting.

The Dallas Police Department is asking that anyone with information about this murder should contact the Homicide Unit at 214.671.3661. Those who wish to stay anonymous may call Crimer Stoppers at 214.373.8477.

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