Noel Lopez, 35, was found dead in the driver’s seat of his vehicle on Interstate 75 South in Ringgold, Georgia, on the morning of March 1, 2020. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head after an argument on the drive home to Dalton following a night out at a Chattanooga nightclub with his wife, Belinda Lopez, and a friend.

According to investigators, the argument escalated into a physical altercation; Belinda Lopez scratched Noel’s face and upper body and struck him with a firearm before shooting him in the head. The vehicle stopped in the middle of the interstate. Belinda called 911 but first attempted to move Noel’s body and hide the weapon. She and the other passenger initially told responders the shooting was accidental, but inconsistencies in statements and autopsy findings led investigators to treat the death as deliberate. Reports also note a history of domestic violence by Belinda against Noel.

Does anyone have information about the night before March 1, 2020, or about Noel and his movements that evening?