On the evening of September 24, 2008, 54-year-old Roderick Alonso Thomas was shot and killed after locking up the Thrifty Car Sales in Madison, Nashville. He and two co-workers were confronted with violence at about 7:00 p.m.; Thomas was fatally wounded during the incident.

The case is listed on Nashville’s Cold Case website, and no public information indicates that anyone has been arrested or charged in connection with his death. His obituary refers to him as Ricky and notes the suddenness of his passing. The investigation remains open and the family has not been publicly reported as having closure.

If anyone has information about what happened at Thrifty Car Sales on September 24, 2008, please come forward to assist the investigation.