Ryan Clayton-Brown was 25 and worked as a sous chef when he went missing in spring 2020. He was reported missing, and three days after he was last seen his body was found on the afternoon of May 17, 2020, in the 2800 block of 29th Street SW in Birmingham, Alabama. Authorities reclassified the case as a homicide; his death was caused by gun violence.

Investigators identified a suspect and an arrest warrant was issued. On June 10, 2020, Christopher Deantwon Davis was arrested and charged in connection with Clayton-Brown’s murder and was held in the Jefferson County Jail. No motive or details about the relationship between Clayton-Brown and the accused have been released.

If anyone knew Ryan or has information about his movements in Birmingham in May 2020, please come forward.