Joshua Lamont Johnson, a 35-year-old African American man from Durham, North Carolina, was found dead on November 8, 2021. His body was discovered in the trunk of a vehicle parked on Hope Valley Road at about 5:30 p.m. That same day his family had reported him missing.

Johnson had been shot multiple times. Investigators believe the shooting occurred at a different location and that his body was later placed in the vehicle’s trunk. Police say the shooting does not appear to be random.

Who knew Joshua or saw anything on Hope Valley Road the afternoon of November 8, 2021?