Horacio Cooks was 28 when his body was found in an abandoned house in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 18, 2016. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound. Authorities identified Cooks as a Black male and described him during the inquiry as a suspected pimp, a detail that was noted in reports about the case.

The body’s location in a desolate, forsaken home and the gunshot wound point to a deliberate, violent death. Public reports did not name any suspects or persons of interest, and no arrests were announced. The investigation went cold and no resolution has been reported.

If anyone knew Horacio Cooks, his movements around June 2016, or has information about that abandoned house, please share what is known.