Ricky Tipton Thompson, 45, was shot while seated in a Dodge Caravan at 1316 Maple Street in Knoxville on the evening of September 4, 2006. He was talking with Theresa McMahan, John Pierce and a fourth person, later identified as Matthew Moore, when an unknown vehicle pulled up and its occupants opened fire on the van. The vehicle sped off and then returned, and more shots were fired; investigators found 27 rounds had struck the Caravan. Thompson, McMahan and Pierce were transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Thompson later died of his wounds and was pronounced dead on September 17, 2006.

Authorities later said the shooting was not random and that Moore was the apparent target in a dispute with Ray Edward Loveday. In June 2008 Loveday, then 21, was arrested on a first-degree murder charge; he was in custody on a probation violation at the time. Thompson is described in investigative listings as an unintended victim caught in the crossfire.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office currently lists Thompson’s death as a cold case. Did anyone in Knoxville see the van or the vehicles involved that night, or have information about the dispute that led to this shooting?