65-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In His Motel Room In Morris

An elderly man was shot and killed at a Morris motel on Monday of this week. The victim has been identified as 65-year-old David Fonza who was a resident of the Park Motel. He was gunned down in his room. Detectives found Fonza in his room, unresponsive. Morris Police identified a 28-year-old man as the suspect and Cody Atkinson was arrested. Motive for the murder is not known, Atkinson also was a resident of the Park Motel. He was arrested on a charge of murder and is in custody at the Grundy County jail.