Authorities are asking for the public’s help in the investigation into a Montgomery homicide that happened one week ago.

On Thursday, Aug. 17, Montgomery police and medics were dispatched at 12:05 a.m. to a report of a vehicle on fire in the area of Interstate 85 southbound and Taylor Road.

Once on the scene, they found 38-year-old Joseph Turner dead.

Taylor’s body was taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for an autopsy. The autopsy revealed that Taylor had been shot prior to the fire.

Montgomery police are asking that anyone who may have seen something or know something to please come forward.

Central Alabama Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 cash reward for information that leads to the identification of the suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867) or 1-833-AL1-STOP. Tips can also be submitted via the agency’s P3 tips app.