Man, 65, found dead in Florida motel after SpaceX launch

A man who made the trek to Cocoa, Florida, for the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch was found dead in his hotel room Wednesday. 

65-year-old Terry Hillard, of Ocala, Florida, had checked into the Dixie Motel late Tuesday with the suspect, according to Cocoa police in a statement.

His body was discovered the next day, ABC News reports. 

Hillard’s cause of death has not been released, as of yet. 

Video shows the suspect – clad in a black polo, jeans, black sneakers and – walking up to a door, and giving it a yank, before walking off

Video shows the suspect – clad in a black polo, jeans, black sneakers and – walking up to a door, and giving it a yank, before walking off.

He took Hillard’s black Chevy Cruz, leaving it behind in Hialeahm Florida, according to police. 

‘We don’t know who [the suspect] is, we don’t think he is local, we think he’s a drifter,’ Yvonne Martinez, a public information officer with the police department, said.

He took Hillard’s black Chevy Cruz, leaving it behind in Hialeahm Florida, according to police

‘We don’t know who [the suspect] is, we don’t think he is local, we think he’s a drifter,’ Yvonne Martinez, a public information officer with the police department, said

‘The plaza where he ditched the car is near the turnpike. He could have hitchhiked to the other side of Florida, or he could have headed north, he could be anywhere,’

It is unknown whether the pair knew each other, she added. 

Statewide and nationwide bulletins have been issued to try and apprehend the suspect. 

‘Due to the nature of the homicide,’ local authorities believe that the suspect is armed. 

A $5,000 reward is being offered for any information pertaining to the suspect.