Quatarius Ruffin, 19, was found shot to death inside a crashed car in a ditch along Arbor Lane in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on August 28, 2021. Officers responding to a shots fired call around 6 p.m. in the area of South Wesleyan Boulevard discovered Ruffin’s body after the vehicle had veered off the road into the ditch.

Investigators say the shooting was not random and that all persons involved were known to each other. Less than 24 hours after the incident, Adrian Knight, 24, of Zebulon, North Carolina, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon; he was being held at the Nash County Detention Facility with no bond. Authorities have not released further details about motive or the exact relationship between Ruffin and Knight.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Rocky Mount police.