John Christopher Taylor Wilson was 20 when he was found dead on a roadside in western Jefferson County, Alabama, on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene after his body was discovered abandoned, and the death was ruled a shooting.

Wilson was one of two men whose bodies turned up in the Birmingham area within a day, though officials did not immediately say whether the two cases were linked. Authorities launched an investigation but have released few details about motive or the exact location of the shooting.

If anyone knew John Christopher Taylor Wilson or has information about his death, please come forward to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.