Christon Anthony Lewis, 25, was found with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle after a single-car crash in the 400 block of 13th Street North in Bessemer, Alabama, on October 12, 2019. Emergency personnel transported him to UAB Hospital in Birmingham, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office determined the shooting did not occur where the car was found; investigators say the shooting happened in the 1700 block of 15th Avenue North and that Lewis apparently tried to flee the scene before crashing. Authorities did not release a motive, and no suspects or arrests were announced in the initial reports.

If anyone was in either the 1700 block of 15th Avenue North or the 400 block of 13th Street North that evening, or has information about what led up to the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.