Malik Kahsim Dewberry was 22 when he was found with multiple gunshot wounds in his car on Old Bunch Road in Wendell, North Carolina, shortly after midnight on July 14, 2018. A passing motorist discovered him and called 911; Dewberry was taken to WakeMed in Raleigh and pronounced dead.

Authorities arrested 42-year-old Torhi Jermaine High of Knightdale and charged him with murder in connection with Dewberry’s death. Officials did not release a motive or the evidence that led to High’s arrest; High’s first court appearance was scheduled for the following Monday.

The community reacted with shock to Dewberry’s death and the arrest that followed. If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Malik, please come forward to assist the investigation.