Jerald Douglas Wade was 64 when his body was found under an interstate in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 2, 2016. He died of a fatal shooting, and local authorities opened a homicide investigation. Wade had been a retired rancher from Texas who was living homeless in the city at the time of his death.

His death prompted a community response: a vigil was held at Linn Park where friends and advocates for the homeless remembered him as a mighty man of God. As of the most recent public statements, no suspects or arrests have been announced in connection with the killing.

If anyone was in downtown Birmingham around Labor Day 2016 or knew Wade while he was living in the city, please share what you remember with the investigators handling the case.