Roderick Alonso Thomas

On a Wednesday evening in Nashville, Tennessee, the routine of closing up shop for 54-year-old Roderick Alonso Thomas took a tragic and fatal turn. On September 24, 2008, at approximately 7:00 p.m., after locking up the Thrifty Car Sales where he worked, Mr. Thomas and two of his co-workers were met with violence that would end his life. The male victim was fatally wounded in a shooting at the Madison establishment.

Details surrounding the specific events of that evening remain scarce in ...