Violent Crimes detectives are asking for the community’s assistance in identifying a man wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting of a car thief last Friday morning outside the Waffle House at 238 W. Trinity Lane.
The investigation shows that Christopher Rhodes, 22, jumped into the driver’s seat of a 2019 Nissan Sentra just after the female driver stepped out of the vehicle to retrieve her to-go order. A startled female passenger in the car quickly bailed out and began yelling. A man in a nearby blue BMW sedan saw what was occurring and ran to the Sentra. He tried to pull Rhodes from the car and shot him during the struggle. Rhodes drove off in the Sentra and was involved in a crash a short time later on I-40 east between Donelson and Stewarts Ferry Pikes. He was treated for the gunshot wound and is now jailed for robbery/carjacking.
The man who tried to intervene in the auto theft and who shot Rhodes drove away in the BMW. Anyone recognizing him from the attached surveillance photos is asked to contact Detective Melody Saxon at 615-880-1773.
