In the early morning hours of February 22, 2022, a police pursuit in Shelby County, Alabama, ended in a crash that claimed the lives of two men from Columbiana. Skyler Austin Wilson, 26, was behind the wheel of the vehicle that fled from deputies. The chase concluded when the vehicle crashed, resulting in Wilson sustaining critical injuries. He was transported to a local hospital where he later died.
A passenger in the vehicle, 29-year-old Denorrious Darnel Garner, was pronounced dead at
the scene of the wreck. During the pursuit, law enforcement reported that shots were fired from the vehicle Wilson was driving. However, deputies did not return fire.
Following the incident, the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation was tasked with reviewing the circumstances surrounding the chase and the discharge of the firearm towards law enforcement officers. Despite the investigation, there have been no public reports of any arrests being made in connection with the shots fired at the deputies. The specific roles of both Skyler Austin Wilson and Denorrious Darnel Garner in the events leading up to and during the police chase have not been publicly detailed, and no suspects have been named or charged in the aftermath of the fatal crash.
