I wonder where he was coming from. Did he have an argument with someone before this? Did he have any enemies? Was this random?

On January 3, 2026, 27-year-old Tahlik Deloatch was found dead inside a vehicle on Harrells Siding Road in Aulander, North Carolina. First responders initially treated the scene as a single-vehicle accident, but examination revealed Deloatch died from apparent gunshot wounds, and the case is being investigated as a homicide.

The Bertie County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are handling the inquiry. Authorities have asked anyone who was on Harrells Siding Road between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. that Saturday and saw vehicles stopped on the roadside to come forward. No arrests have been announced, and no suspects or persons of interest have been publicly identified.

Who was in the area that afternoon and might have observed something that could help the investigation?