Randall M. Gardner, 56, was shot in broad daylight in the parking lot of the Crossroads Country Store along Highway 81 South in Jonesborough, Tennessee, on August 25, 2020. Deputies were dispatched at about 9:38 a.m.; early reports gave a later time, but officials confirmed the shooting and emergency response that morning. Gardner was transported by ambulance to Johnson City Medical Center and was later pronounced dead there.

Sheriff Ed Graybeal said there was no threat to the public, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced that no one had been charged while the investigation continued. The sheriff’s office later confirmed Gardner’s identity but did not name any suspects in the available statements and coverage. The central unanswered question remains who fired the shots and why they occurred in a busy convenience-store parking area.

Did anyone see activity around the Crossroads Country Store that morning or have information about Gardner’s movements before the shooting?