Jacqueline ’GranGran’ Rhodes, 63, was fatally shot on the porch of her Lebanon, Tennessee, home the evening of July 21, 2023. Family remembered her as a devoted grandmother to twelve and great-grandmother to four and say she was well known in the community for her generosity and caring nature.

Police were called about a person with a gun and found a man in the front yard. Bodycam footage shows that when an officer ordered the man to raise his hands, he produced a weapon and fired at Rhodes on the porch. A Lebanon officer then fired at the man, wounding him. The man has been identified by family as Rhodes’s next-door neighbor; relatives described prior conflicts with him, including the use of racial slurs and complaints to the housing authority they say were not resolved.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is handling both the homicide and the officer-involved shooting. The suspect was taken to a local hospital; the TBI had not released his name and formal charging information was pending. A candlelight vigil was held for Rhodes. If anyone knew Jacqueline, her household, or the neighbor and has information, please come forward to assist the investigation.