Bobby Eugene Simpson, a 62-year-old African American man, was found dead on June 9, 2021, in Salisbury, North Carolina. His death was ruled a homicide after he was discovered in a house on Grace Street that he was reportedly squatting in; the house otherwise was abandoned. Salisbury Police Department investigators described the case as active and ongoing but released little detail, and no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced.

Simpson was a painter by trade and was survived by his mother, Barbara Moore Simpson, several siblings and cousins. The family held a memorial service on June 23, 2021. Police urged the community to provide any information and asked anyone with tips to contact the Salisbury Police or Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone who lived on or near Grace Street in June 2021 see anything that could help investigators?