Rafael Mendoza-Pineda, 43, was killed on the night of August 26, 2022, at the Davis Estates Apartments on Anthony Lane in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Officers found him in the foyer of his apartment complex at about 10:30 p.m.; he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his body and head from a handgun and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses reported seeing two men run from the area immediately after the shots. One was described as a white male with his face partially concealed by what appeared to be a handkerchief. That account launched a homicide probe by the Shelbyville Police Department that later involved additional agencies.

On October 4, 2022, detectives arrested Mohamed Miray in Nashville and charged him with criminal homicide; he was booked into the Bedford County Jail and held without bond. Investigators continued seeking the motive for the shooting and the identity of the second person who fled the scene.

If anyone saw activity near Davis Estates Apartments that night or has information about the second fleeing individual, please come forward.