Todd Thompson was 45 when he was fatally shot on December 21, 2014, at a rest stop off I-10 in Holmes County, Florida. The shooting followed a violent altercation in which Latorish Antonio Gardner, 48, of Marianna, Florida, became involved after a physical fight with a woman. Todd was at the scene and tried to intervene; Gardner pulled a gun and shot both Todd and the woman. The woman survived and was treated at a local hospital.

Gardner fled the scene with children who had been involved in the altercation and was later apprehended in Jackson County. He was charged with murder and attempted murder; the case remained under investigation. The community reportedly rallied around Thompson’s family after his death.

If anyone has information about what happened at the rest stop or knew Todd, please share details that might help clarify the events that night.