Eugene Carson, 61, was shot and killed on his way to work before dawn on August 15, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Authorities say the driver of a silver or gray Kia Sportage pulled up alongside his truck at a red light on Rossville Boulevard and opened fire at the intersection of East 37th Street. Surveillance footage reportedly shows the suspect vehicle had been following Carson’s truck for a couple of miles, and investigators are treating the incident as an ambush-style, possibly road rage, attack.

Carson was a U.S. Navy veteran from Orange County, New York, who had worked at Koch Foods for more than two decades. His family remembers him as hardworking, outgoing, and devoted to them. No arrests have been made; police are asking the public to help identify a 2020–2022 model Kia Sportage with dark-colored wheels, possibly gunmetal gray, silver roof rails, working fog lights, and no sunroof. A Crime Stoppers reward of up to $5,000 is available for information leading to identification of the person responsible.

If anyone has information about that vehicle or saw activity along Rossville Boulevard before dawn on August 15, please contact the Chattanooga Police Department.