Omari Drovon Alexander, 19, was shot to death on November 20, 2021, in Hickory, North Carolina. A sophomore at Lenoir-Rhyne University and a member of the football team, he was found unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a black 2015 Chevrolet Camaro with the engine running and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation produced arrests: 21-year-old Quavius Shamond Izard was taken into custody on November 24, 2021, in Caldwell County more than 40 miles from the crime scene and charged with first-degree murder; authorities say he was found hiding in the back of an SUV and had other pending charges. Twenty-year-old Hailee Maureen Melanson was arrested and charged with felony accessory after the fact, accused of helping Izard escape from the scene. Reports say Izard did not know Omari and that the motive is unclear; earlier the same day Izard had posted about selling an Xbox video game.

If anyone knew Omari, his movements that day, or has information about the connection between him and Izard, please come forward.