BATON ROUGE - A man's body was found in an East Baton Rouge motel early Friday morning.

According to the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD), Joshua Turner, 29, was found dead at the Vel Rose Motel on Airline Highway.

HAPPENING NOW: BRPD is investigating a fatal shooting at a motel off of Airline Highway near N Foster Drive. Here is a picture of what the scene looks like right now. @WBRZ https://t.co/NIHixualMj pic.twitter.com/frJd50S3ji

— Nadeen Abusada (@NadeenAbusada) November 20, 2020

Authorities say the motive appears to be robbery but a suspect still has not been identified.