Opelika Police received a 911 call about 2:50 PM Tuesday afternoon, June 9, of someone with a gun at the Motel 6 in the 1100 block of Columbus Parkway. Prior to their arrival they received reports that shots had been fired. Upon arrival by police and paramedics, they located 31-year-old Kentavious Lamar Holland, of Opelika laying in the parking lot with apparent multiple gunshot wounds. Holland died from his injuries at the scene and was pronounced dead at 3:01 PM. Police have located everyone that was believed to be involved and are being interviewed by detectives. Holland’s body has been taken to the medical examiner’s office at the Alabama Dept. of Forensic Sciences in Montgomery for a postmortem examination. The case is being investigated by the Opelika Police, Lee County Coroner, and the Alabama Dept. of Forensic Sciences. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Opelika Police detectives at 334-705-5220, Secret Witness Hotline at (334)745-8665 or the Lee County Coroner Secret Witness line at 334-742-4339. You may remain anonymous.
-Bill Harris, Lee County Coroner