Michael Lee Rhodes, 41, died from a single gunshot wound in the Kroger parking lot on West Belmont Drive in Calhoun, Georgia, shortly after 11 p.m. on February 20, 2021. Emergency responders found him next to a gray Nissan Pathfinder; an officer began rendering first aid and paramedics later took over. Rhodes was bleeding from a gunshot wound to his left thigh and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators questioned six witnesses at the scene. The investigation concluded the wound was an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot from a firearm Rhodes was carrying. Born in Whitfield County on December 30, 1979, he worked as a forklift driver for Nourison Industries and is survived by his wife, Krystin Rhodes, three children, and extended family. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and supported the Dallas Cowboys and Georgia Bulldogs.

Did anyone who was in or near the Kroger parking lot that night see what happened or have information about the moments before the shooting?