Denorrious Darnel Garner, 29, was killed after a police pursuit in south Shelby County, Alabama, in the dark early hours of February 22, 2022. Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office chased a vehicle that crashed on County Road 37 near Verde Green Lane; Garner was found dead at the scene and the other occupant was badly injured.

Initial statements said investigators had not found evidence that law enforcement used deadly force, but the case was turned over to the Shelby County Major Crimes Task Force to determine what led to Garner’s death and the severe injuries to the second occupant. Subsequent reporting described gunfire during the pursuit before the crash; the other man was later publicly identified as Skyler Austin Wilson of Columbiana and was reported to have later died from his injuries. No arrest, charging decision, or prosecution tied specifically to Garner’s death is shown in the reporting, and no separate suspect has been publicly named.

What details about the pursuit or the moments before the crash might explain how events escalated so quickly on that stretch of road?