Rocky Paul Jones, 51, of Visalia, California, was killed on the morning of December 17, 2018, outside an AM-PM convenience store in Visalia. Born November 15, 1967, in Tulare, he worked as a dairyman and is survived by his daughter Cheyenne Jones, stepfather Rosaly Rodriguez II, and brothers Jody Jones, Elliott Rodriguez, Rosaly Rodriguez III, and Roman Rodriguez.

Rocky’s death occurred during a violent crime spree across Tulare County carried out by 36-year-old Gustavo Garcia, who committed carjacking, armed robbery and two murders before engaging law enforcement; Garcia died after a shootout and crash. In the weeks and months that followed Rocky’s family filed a lawsuit alleging Walmart was partly responsible because Garcia had taken unsecured ammunition from a Tulare Walmart and used it during the spree, saying the store violated state law by not securing the ammunition.

Anyone who knew Rocky or has information about that morning is asked to come forward.