Timothy William Prentice Sr., a 51-year-old local businessman, was fatally shot outside the Sportsmans Lounge on East Andy Devine Avenue in Kingman, Arizona, in the early morning hours of August 15, 2024. According to reports, a verbal argument between Prentice and 25-year-old Anthony Rodriguez escalated, and Prentice suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest around 1:30 a.m. Emergency responders performed lifesaving measures and transported him to Kingman Regional Medical Center, where he died.

Police identified Rodriguez as the suspect; he left the scene as a passenger in a vehicle that was later recognized near the police department. The driver pulled into the department’s parking lot and Rodriguez was taken into custody and booked on a second-degree murder charge. The Mohave County Attorney’s Office later declined to prosecute at that time, citing a claim of self-defense and review of surveillance video, though the investigation remains open and Rodriguez was still being held on other charges. Authorities are seeking witnesses who were in the area that night.

Did anyone who was near Sporty’s that morning see the argument or the vehicle that left the scene?