Editor’s Note: We have updated this story and corrected the ages of Hall and Merkel.

HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — Holmes County Sheriff’s Investigators are still sorting out the details of an early morning fatal shooting.

Around 3:30 a.m. Monday morning, HCSO deputies responded to a 911 call for a shooting at the Holiday Inn Express in Bonifay.

“Upon arrival, room 102, the deputies located a male subject lying on the floor, suffered from a gunshot wound to his leg,” said Holmes County Sheriff John Tate.

45-year-old Steven Lamar Hall from Chipley was transported to a nearby hospital. He died as a result of his wounds.

Deputies stated that a 58-year-old woman named Lois Merkel was in the hotel room with Hill when he was shot.

“Talking with the female subject who was in the room who actually called 911. She gave us a statement saying that basically she was removing the handgun from a safe and went back around into the chamber and the gun went off,” said Tate.

Witnesses told officials they heard some sort of altercation between the suspect and the victim.

“Talking with the people at the hotel and talking with her at the office. There are some things that just doesn’t show up or her story. Then that got us a little bit concerned trying to figure out what actually happened,” said Tate.

Merkel is still being held at the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office for questioning. Narcotics were found in her purse in the room and it is expected she will face drug charges. Other charges could also be possible as the investigation continues.

“We’ve got to wait on people to respond to give us that forensic information as far as text messages, video surveillance from the hotel. Stuff like that. So we can actually put a timeline together of what actually happened,” said Tate.

Tate also stated that Hall and Merkel had a relationship, but they are still trying to determine its nature and extent.

A previous version of our story can be found below:

HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — Holmes County deputies said Monday that they are investigating a fatal shooting.

“HCSO investigators are currently at the Holiday Inn in Bonifay after a fatal shooting,” deputies wrote on Facebook. “All parties involved have been identified and are accounted for at this time. There is no present danger to the community. This investigation is still in the early stages, and no further information is available at this time.”

This is a developing story and we will have more information as it becomes available.