In the quiet city of Jonesboro, Arkansas, the life of 53-year-old Roderic Corbin was brought to an abrupt and violent end. On the night of November 29, 2017, the sounds of gunshots shattered the peace on Summit Cove. When officers from the Jonesboro Police Department arrived at the scene around 9:00 p.m., they discovered Corbin's body inside his residence.
He had been fatally wounded by gunfire.
Roderic, known to some as 'Hot Rod,' was a man with roots in Helena, Arkansas, but had made Jonesboro his home for the last two decades of his life. He was an employee at Great Dane and was of the Pentecostal faith. His death was quickly classified as a homicide, and detectives with the Jonesboro Police Department began an intensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
In the immediate aftermath of the discovery, law enforcement officials reached out to the public for assistance, urging anyone with information to come forward. At the time, authorities reported that there were no known suspects in connection with the shooting. The investigation into who was responsible for Roderic Corbin's death was launched, leaving his family and community awaiting answers that, according to available information, have yet to come. There have been no subsequent reports detailing any arrests or the identification of any suspects in the years that have followed.
