A 46-year-old Indian-origin motel owner in Newport city in the US state of North Carolina was shot dead by a homeless trespasser, who barricaded himself inside a room at the property before taking his own life, police said.
Satyen Naik was discovered with a gunshot wound outside the motel when police arrived on the scene on Wednesday.
“Just after 10, the 911 centre received a call about an individual trespassing at the Hostess House,” said Newport Police Chief Keith Lewis.
“A disturbance was heard in the background, and just following that a second call was received that an individual had been shot. Within moments officers arrived on scene,” The News-Times newspaper quoted Lewis as saying.