On January 15, 2018, 61-year-old Gregory Walker was shot following a confrontation that began after a hit-and-run in Birmingham, Alabama. Emergency responders took Walker to a local hospital, where he later died of his gunshot wounds; Birmingham Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Authorities identified and interviewed a person of interest but released that individual without filing charges; police have not disclosed the person’s identity or why they were released. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains ongoing. Details about the precise location of the hit-and-run and the events of the confrontation have not been publicly released.

If anyone witnessed the hit-and-run, the subsequent confrontation, or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.