Scott Weinberger

Jamal Drummond was a young father from nearby Riviera Beach who was at the Holiday Inn that night to help celebrate her friend's birthday. Jamal was just 23 years old.

Jamal Drummond was a young father from nearby Riviera Beach who was at the Holiday Inn that night to help celebrate her friend's birthday. Jamal was just 23 years old.

Luckily, detectives had several eyewitnesses to the incident, and it was their accounts that would help kick off this investigation.

Luckily, detectives had several eyewitnesses to the incident, and it was their accounts that would help kick off this investigation.

The mood was light and the vibes were chill, not rowdy or wild. But shortly before 11 p.m., they were approached by a stranger.

The mood was light and the vibes were chill, not rowdy or wild. But shortly before 11 p.m., they were approached by a stranger.

The man, who was clearly agitated, walked off into the far corner of the hotel parking lot. In the meantime, Jamal went back into the hotel to gather his things and to say goodbye to his friends. But on his way back out, he once again came face to face with that stranger.

The man, who was clearly agitated, walked off into the far corner of the hotel parking lot. In the meantime, Jamal went back into the hotel to gather his things and to say goodbye to his friends. But on his way back out, he once again came face to face with that stranger.

So in the early moments of this investigation, it appeared that this minor altercation had somehow escalated to murder. And what in another situation may have just been settled with fists was instead settled with a gun.

So in the early moments of this investigation, it appeared that this minor altercation had somehow escalated to murder. And what in another situation may have just been settled with fists was instead settled with a gun.

And there was also this element of potentially a missing girl, the young woman in the picture. The shooter was obviously in distress over her. Did that make him a concerned friend or family member or the threat himself?

And there was also this element of potentially a missing girl, the young woman in the picture. The shooter was obviously in distress over her. Did that make him a concerned friend or family member or the threat himself?

And of course, this being the digital age, there would also be video footage that might have captured the crime on camera.

And of course, this being the digital age, there would also be video footage that might have captured the crime on camera.

Officers were able to use these screenshots from the video to release alongside a bolo notifying the public to be on the lookout and warning them that the suspect was likely armed and dangerous.

Officers were able to use these screenshots from the video to release alongside a bolo notifying the public to be on the lookout and warning them that the suspect was likely armed and dangerous.

But the real evidentiary jackpot would come not from the hotel parking lot, but from the gas station located across the street. And in the same direction, witnesses saw the shooter fleeing the scene.

But the real evidentiary jackpot would come not from the hotel parking lot, but from the gas station located across the street. And in the same direction, witnesses saw the shooter fleeing the scene.

In West Palm Beach, Florida, an unidentified man approached 23-year-old Jamal Drummond in a Holiday Inn parking lot and fired two shots at his head, killing him instantly.

In West Palm Beach, Florida, an unidentified man approached 23-year-old Jamal Drummond in a Holiday Inn parking lot and fired two shots at his head, killing him instantly.