Clay Austin Parker, a 41-year-old Black man, was found dead on Christmas Day 2022 in a desolate alley beside the halfway house where he had been living in Bessemer, Alabama. Authorities determined his death was caused by a stabbing.

Initial law enforcement reports say another resident of the same facility was taken into custody in connection with the killing, but that individual’s identity was not released and no further details about charges or legal proceedings have been provided. The circumstances surrounding Parker’s death and what led to the fatal encounter have not been made public.

If anyone knew Clay, lived near the halfway house, or has information about what happened that day, please come forward and share what you know.