On January 13, 2017, 38-year-old Scotty Dale Graham was found on East 19th Street in Rome, Georgia, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. The Rome Police Department opened an immediate investigation and identified 22-year-old Michael David Yates as a suspect. Investigators reported Yates was considered armed and dangerous and believed he fled the scene in a truck, which was later involved in a nearby crash. He was last seen running from the area of Dean Avenue and East 14th Street.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called in to assist and performed an autopsy to determine the exact number of gunshot wounds. After a manhunt, Michael Yates was apprehended in neighboring Bartow County, according to Northwest Georgia News. Motive and the nature of any relationship between Graham and Yates have not been released, and further details about charges or court proceedings were not provided.

If anyone has information about Scotty Graham, his movements that morning, or the events around East 19th Street on January 13, 2017, please come forward.