Richard Samuel Sammy Wilder, 43, was found dead in the driver’s seat of his wrecked pickup truck on the 1400 block of Brick Church Pike in Nashville in the early morning hours of December 22, 2023. The discovery came about 1:50 a.m. after a passerby encountered the crash and called authorities. Medical examiners determined Wilder did not die from crash injuries but from a gunshot wound.

Investigators say the pickup continued rolling after Wilder was shot nearby, and detectives described the incident as an apparent targeted shooting. The motive was not clear in the initial investigation. A witness later identified an alleged shooter, and Metro Police obtained an arrest warrant for Corey Frazier. In early January 2024 Frazier was taken into custody and booked on a charge of criminal homicide in connection with Wilder’s death.

What information about Wilder’s movements or contacts before the shooting might help explain why he was targeted?