Maid finds body in motel room

A maid who was trying to clean a DeKalb County motel room discovered a man's body on the floor.

DeKalb County police were called to the Super 8 Motel on Crescent Centre Boulevard and Lawrenceville Highway on Sunday afteoon. Motel employee Ritesh Gandhi said he was one of the first to take a look at the murder scene after the maid’s discovery.

"She opened the door, and she saw the blood and the dead body near the sink," Gandhi said.

He found broken fuiture along with clothing, sheets and other items scattered throughout the room.

"It looked like there was a fight inside the room," he said.

Crime scene investigators spent the afteoon scouring the scene for clues. They said it wasn't clear how the victim ended up there.

"We're waiting for the medical examiner to come up with a cause of death, but it's an obvious homicide," said DeKalb police Lt. D.A. Steward.

Steward said the victim had clear signs of trauma to the head. He wouldn't say what was used but said investigators were able to recover what they believed to be the murder weapon in the room.

On Sunday night, the victim was still unidentified and there were no suspects.

"We're still canvassing, getting some information on who was in the adjacent rooms to see if anyone heard anything," Steward said.