Jerry Wayne Whitten, a 43-year-old employee of Springwood Nursery, was found dead in the nursery parking lot in the early morning of November 16, 2016. Co-workers discovered him after the office had been locked and the alarm activated; the Columbia County deputy coroner pronounced him dead at the scene. Whitten had sustained two gunshot wounds, to the neck and to his side torso.

Investigators identified 31-year-old co-worker Christopher Lamar Rumph as a person of interest. During a second interview Rumph confessed to the shooting. Authorities seized a firearm from Rumph’s residence that was believed to be the weapon used. Rumph was arrested and charged with murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Reports noted Rumph had worked at the nursery for about two years and had a prior criminal background; he had also been attending school and working to improve his life.

Are there witnesses or local details about the night of November 15–16, 2016, that could shed light on what happened?