Suspect charged with murder during robbery at Motel 6, now jailed in Lawrence on $1M bond

Lawrence Police Department officers remained on the scene Sunday morning of the Motel 6 in North Lawrence the scene of a fatal shooting late Saturday night.

A 19-year-old has been charged with murder and other crimes in the weekend shooting death of one person and wounding of two others inside a North Lawrence motel room.

Tyrone J. Carvin of Kansas City, Kan., appeared in Douglas County District Court Wednesday afternoon, via video from the Douglas County Jail. He was being held on $1 million bond.

Carvin is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing 23-year-old Cameron A. Hooks, of Lenexa, in the commission or attempted commission of aggravated robbery, according to the charges.

Carvin also is charged with two counts of aggravated battery for allegedly causing great bodily harm to two other men, and one count of aggravated assault for allegedly threatening a fourth man with a gun, according to the charges.

All four counts are felonies.

Tyrone Carvin

Carvin’s right arm was in a sling, with what appeared to be a large bandage over his shoulder.

Carvin himself had suffered a gunshot wound “in relation to the shooting” and was treated and released from a Kansas City-area hospital, according to a previous Lawrence police news release about his arrest.

He was held in the Wyandotte County Jail before being moved to Douglas County, where he was booked Tuesday afternoon, according to jail records.

At his hearing Wednesday, Carvin asked Judge James George whether he could call his father to hire him an attorney, but agreed to have one appointed after the judge told him a court-appointed attorney could be taken off the case if he hired his own later.

Carvin said he had not previously had an appointed attorney in Douglas County. The judge appointed Michael Clarke to represent him.

The judge also set bond conditions, including requiring Carvin to wear a GPS monitor if he were to post bond and be released from jail.

Carvin’s next court hearing was scheduled for Sept. 13.

Several people who said they were family of Carvin were in the courtroom but declined to comment for this story.

The fatal episode Carvin is accused in took place about 11:30 p.m. Saturday inside a guest room at Motel 6, 1130 N. Third St.

Responding officers discovered three shooting victims, Lawrence police said in previous news releases. Hooks died from his injuries, and two other victims were transported to area hospitals with injuries that were initially described by police as possibly life-threatening but later downgraded to nonlife-threatening.

Lawrence police said in a previous news release that there was more than one suspect in the incident, but police have declined to share additional information about the incident or possible suspects.

No one else had been arrested in connection with the case as of Wednesday afternoon, District Attorney Charles Branson confirmed.

Sgt. Amy Rhoads said Tuesday that the Lawrence Police Department was continuing to investigate and urged anyone with information about the incident to contact the department at 832-7509 or Crime Stoppers of Lawrence and Douglas County at 843-TIPS (8477).