Such a sad story...my thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this hard time. It breaks my heart to hear of these senseless tragedies in such small towns such as Cartersville. May God have mercy on us all and give strength to those that love him.

I just wish Cartersville PD and any other police would react to situations like this as if it were their own cop. If so, there would be a statewide man hunt. Why do we only do this for cops??? It's baffling!! Cops are important, but the lives they protect should be held higher...it's their job!

RJ is an amazing person...he, nor any of us deserve to be left like he was! I know there was also an officer whom lost his life at also a young age and my heart breaks for both families, but I agree Delta, all kinds of news coverage for the police officer, and I am not saying there should not be, but what about the citizen's they are protecting! My son, Little Rob was killed...in 10 days it will be 2 years ago...and my family was close friends with RJ and his family and this is a horrible tragedy that deserves the same respect as the police officer whom also lost his life to gun violence! Now, another mother, father, sister, uncle'S and aunts and countless family members have to bury their loved one and it's time the Cartersville Police and The Bartow Co. Sheriff's Office needs to do something and hold people accountable for their crimes! They need to find this person...people are talking, he's out there and they need to get him! RJ's family will not stop until justice is done, same as my family...After the tragedy at Sandy Hook Ele., we all need to reavaluate what is important, RJ was a registered gun owner, he had his weapon with him, he STILL was killed for no real reason! What do we do as a community to stop this senseless violence? In my opinion, enforcing the laws that are in place now is a very good place to start, as in my son's case. Also, making every homicide important to the powers that be..not just the one's they pick and choose to be important! REST IN PEACE RJ!

Last week was Sandy Hook, and so senseless. It was devastating to the entire country, and even the world. We've almost become numb to the single murders that we hear about. Yet, as this one hits a family we've known for years, it makes me remember how every murder impacts someone. They may not be high profile, or multiples, but each person is part of a family and will be missed.

I sincerely hope they find the person who did this. RJ deserved better, his family deserves better. Randy, Dottie and Nicole, you are in my thoughts and prayers.

I live in cartersville, and in 2005 almost got killed by intruders in my home at about 4:00am.
I survived their blows to my skull with baseball bat. I guess I got lucky. I don't know RJ. But I pray that may Allah bless him and have mercy on him. Also may his family and friends cope with this tragedy. I'm heart broken for this young man. I'll be buying me a gun this week and carry with me. I kept such ideas off from my head for too long. Imagine if he had a gun to protect from the moron thugs.

U r loved and truely missed Rj u or lil rob did not deserve this at all. Its always the loving kind hearted respectful ones that pass on " the good die young" R.I.P Rj

my brother was a friend a hero a down right great son a awsome brother and my best friend one i could go to for ANYTHING and now he is in heaven but y cuz some crack headed ass mother fucker wanted to play gangster boi u have no idea who you killed what family u jus messed up and what ur gona have to deal with cuz u will not get away with this u sick bastard u mother fucker u better hope ur in good hiding them police r gona find u and charge u for the innocent life u took so u better get all the play out now cuz when they find u and they will cuz they are all over this case ur goin down u stupid motha.....R.I.P RJ WE WILL FIND JUSTICE I SWARE TO U IF ITS THE LAST THING WE DO BUBBA GOD I LOVE U AND MISS U DEARLY

I have known Rj for many many years and he was a great man..He would do anything in this world for anybody he worked his ass off for everything had had in his life here on earth.. For anybody to take his life away should rott in hell/Prison.. I have been his sister Nicole Best friend though out high school and know this family was the best people anybody could ever ask for for friends or just to have somebody to talk to about anything rj was always there for his dad and sister no matter what he had to do he did it for his family.. Rj was a very nice kind hearted person and always had a smile on his face even on his worse days.. He always keep his head up and was the one who could cheer anybody up on a bad day if u wasn't smiling or laughing you were when he came around.. All Ican say is Rj you will be forever missed by all of us Misty Thackston which is my sister was good friends with Rj and can't believe this happen and still can't me either... My thoughts and prayers go out to all Family and Friends.. Nobody will ever forget you you were an awesome person Rj and didn't deserve to be taken this way. Please find this killer or killer(s) where ever they shall be.. You will be found stop hidding go forward with your bitch ass and turn your self in you did the crime motherfucker pay your time I hope you go on death row.. This was the wrong family and friends to mess with I promise we wont stop till we get justice..

Just remember you can't beat the law.. We all know your of all of you are still out there I hope your found soon cause u deserve to spend the rest of your life in a cage you sick dog..

How does something like this happen a few hundred feet from a Cartersville Police sub-station yet no one saw or heard anything? The family is due answers. I hope they sue the car wash for failing to provide adequate security as well as the City since the police station is so close. I stopped going to this car wash because some crack head came up wanting to "detail" my car with a newspaper for $5. When I declined, he said, "You don't want do that." So, I drove away. Please boycott this location not only due to their disregard of RJ's murder but also because of its location. The location of this is at the corner of MLK (AKA Crack Street) and Tennessee Street. If you don't know - MS-13 runs MLK past Tennessee Street and B.A.M.N. (By Any Means Necessary) runs it from 41 over in the opposite direction. That street overflows with people meth'd out of their minds. There was also a shooting at the Chevron station across the street from the car wash yet the public at large was not warned. It barely made the paper.

Only a miracle will get this thug caught. The guys who tried to kill me back in 2005 were NEVER caught. I hope he/she makes a ridiculous mistake next time and get caught.

After RJ's passing so much unluckily, One must learn from this and protect themselves. Guns aren't bad, its how we use them, that matters. A thug seeing you with a gun will have to think 100 times before messing with you.

The area where RJ was, i wish he knew. That is very rough area, one time i was filling my new car in the corner chevron, and i ended up filling for 1 gallon only to leave asap. Welcome to secure cartersville, where you feel this safe that you can't even fill up your car. And yes, its right beside a police sub-station. irony! huh!

I can hardly stand seeing your truck go by without you in it waving and smiling. You obviously have touched many lives as you did mine. I wish there was something more I could do..The neighborhood wont be the same without you, your red truck roaring by, and that big smile to go along with it. I will never understand why good decent men are taken from us. There are so few of them as it is... We will miss you RJ.

Yall have alot of hate in souls im prying for yall