Two men found dead with multiple gunshot wounds near TN walking trail, cops say
UPDATE: Police arrested 23-year-old Josue Daniel Hernandez-Moxje, from Honduras, and charged him with two counts of criminal homicide in connection with the April deaths of Amir Wilkerson, 19, and Jaime Valdez-Garcia, 18, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a June 24 news release.
Hernandez-Moxje was arrested in Louisiana on June 6 and taken to Nashville on June 24, police said.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.
The original story is below.
Two Alabama men were found shot to death in a wooded area near a walking trail, Tennessee police said.
Officers began investigating the deaths as a double homicide April 28 after a resident on the trail reported finding the men in the woods between an apartment complex and a lake, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a news release.
“Both men suffered from multiple gunshot wounds,” police said in an April 29 release.
The men were identified as 19-year-old Amir Landan Wilkerson and 18-year-old Jaime Valdez-Garcia, both of Alabaster, police said, adding that they were friends visiting the area together.
Police said Wilkerson was last seen by his family April 27 in the afternoon.
Suspects have not been identified, police said.
The investigation is ongoing, and a cash reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for more information, police said.
This story was originally published April 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM.
