Rajesh Mehta, a 45-year-old Indian American attorney who worked in the Cobb County courthouse for more than a decade, was shot to death on the morning of May 9, 2020. Colleagues remember him for kindness and for volunteering to deliver food to vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic. He had driven 29-year-old Terrance Scott to a house on Hansen Drive in Locust Grove; they are believed to have met in Atlanta. At about 6 a.m. Scott shot Mehta multiple times at the back door of the residence. A .40-caliber pistol was later found in bushes near Mehta’s body.

After the shooting, Scott forced entry, took a woman hostage at knifepoint, and subjected her to sexual assault and beatings while children in the home escaped during the initial police entry. An hourslong standoff with police and SWAT ended when the female victim fled to officers and Scott was caught trying to flee the back of the house. Scott was arrested, charged with murder and aggravated battery, and denied bond; authorities said additional charges were possible. Mehta’s family believes he may have been kidnapped while volunteering as a driver.

Did anyone in the Locust Grove or Atlanta area have contact with Rajesh Mehta the morning of May 9 who could add details about his last movements?