On March 1, 2014, the body of 33-year-old Warren Ransom, a Black man, was found on the side of Hooker Road in the Alton Park area of South Chattanooga. He had sustained a single gunshot wound to the head, and authorities believed he was killed where his body was discovered, prompting a homicide investigation.

Investigators identified a suspect, Marcus Oneal Birt, then 32, who was arrested and charged with homicide, aggravated robbery, and possession of a firearm in connection with the shooting. The motive reported in the case was a robbery. In December 2015, Birt pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 20-year prison sentence.

If anyone knew Warren, saw activity on Hooker Road around March 1, 2014, or has information about the robbery that preceded his death, please share what is known.