2020-03-10 Johnson
Arrest made in homicide at America's Best Value Inn
On March 10, 2020, Amarillo police. responded to the America's Best Value Inn on a shots fired call.[1]
When they arrived, they found Laymon Johnson, 25, and another man with gunshot wounds. Johnson died at the scene. The other man was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.
They were able to identify 33-year-old Eric Emmanuel Hernandez as a suspect and located him in the same hotel. Hernandez was booked into Potter County Detention Center on charges of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.