Jonathan Ray Wright, 35, of Pinnacle, North Carolina, was found shot and killed on Bethania-Rural Hall Road in Winston-Salem in the early morning of December 19, 2021. Responding officers arrived after reports of shots fired at about 1:47 a.m.; Forsyth County Emergency Medical Services pronounced him dead at the scene.

Born March 28, 1986, in Forsyth County to Colon Everett Wright and Lynn Bowman Wright, Jonathan was a 2004 graduate of East Surry High School. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, was an Eagle Scout with Shoals Troop 561, and volunteered at summer handicap camps. He is survived by his mother, Lynn Bowman Wright, and other family members.

The Criminal Investigations Division took over the case and the investigation is ongoing. No arrests or suspects had been identified at the time of the last update. If anyone has information about Jonathan’s death or his movements that night, please share what you know.