Ismael Torres, a 42-year-old Hispanic man, was killed on August 24, 2016, in Rose Hill, North Carolina. An autopsy found he had been shot in the torso and was later buried in a yard in Rose Hill. Investigators determined the shooting occurred on a Wednesday.

Police say 56-year-old Jose Jurado admitted to killing Torres; Jurado was arrested and faced legal proceedings. The autopsy and the suspect’s admission were central to establishing the cause of death. Torres’s family and friends were left to grieve after his death, and the community rallied around them.