Eric Montrell Evans was 22 when he disappeared from Lumberton, North Carolina, on the afternoon of July 27, 2017. He was last seen in the vicinity of Hedge Drive and captured on video at 4:39 p.m. that day. Described as a Black male about 6 feet to 6 feet 1 inch tall and roughly 170 pounds, he had dreadlocked black hair with a silver streak in front, brown eyes, gold teeth, and several distinctive tattoos including Loyalty across his chest, a world in chains on his lower right arm, and little E on his top left shoulder.

The Lumberton Police Department opened an investigation under case number 2017-27577. In October 2017 Mountaire Farms offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction or to Eric’s safe return. His disappearance remains unresolved and has been one of several unsolved missing and murder cases that have troubled the community.

If anyone knew Eric, saw him around Hedge Drive on July 27, 2017, or has information that could help locate him, please come forward.