Mark Allen Estes, 44, of Lady Lake, Florida, was shot and killed on September 19, 2016, in the parking lot of a Walmart in Fruitland Park at about 7:15 p.m. Law enforcement described the incident as brazen and drug-related. Estes was found dead at the scene; an autopsy was performed and detectives recovered drugs at the location and linked the shooting to a drug transaction that went wrong.

Investigators searched for a red 2011 Toyota Camry believed to have fled the scene. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office identified multiple suspects. Scott Bernard Thomas, 24, of Leesburg, was arrested soon after and charged with third-degree felony murder; the arrest affidavit says Estes had been texting with someone shortly before the shooting. Roderick D. Haynes, 24, also of Leesburg, was later arrested on a warrant and charged with felony murder and has been described as the alleged trigger man. Surveillance allegedly shows the red Camry fleeing the scene and Haynes was believed to be one of its occupants; videos related to the shooting were reportedly posted on his Facebook page.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting in the Walmart parking lot or who has information about the red Toyota Camry or the transaction that led to this killing is asked to come forward.