Ricky Lynn Rogers, 57, was fatally shot on April 20, 2020, in Cleveland, Tennessee after intervening in a confrontation to protect another person. The shooter was identified as 81-year-old Horace G. Plemons, Rogers’ landlord. Rogers was struck when Plemons discharged a firearm during the dispute; emergency responders were called but Rogers died of his injuries.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Cleveland Police Department investigated the shooting. Plemons was taken into custody and charged with criminal homicide; a grand jury later returned an indictment on a second-degree murder charge. Rogers is remembered by those who knew him for stepping in to help another person.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation or has information about what led up to the shooting, please share what you know.