Brandon David Hedrick, 34, of Cornelius, North Carolina, was found dead in his SUV on Interstate 77 on August 11, 2021. A state trooper had stopped to assist a vehicle in the left toll lane between Westmoreland Road and Sam Furr Road; on approaching Hedrick’s vehicle the trooper found him unresponsive and MEDIC pronounced him dead at the scene. Cornelius police later confirmed Hedrick had been shot and investigators treated the death as a homicide.

The investigation placed Hedrick slumped over the wheel around 6:10 a.m. on August 12, 2021, and authorities shut down southbound toll lanes of I-77 between Exit 28 and mile marker 26 while they worked the scene. Police asked the public to help identify a white Ford Econoline passenger van believed to be connected to the case. Detectives developed information that led to the arrest of 22-year-old Rymyr Davaughn Quarles of Mooresville; Quarles was charged with Hedrick’s murder. The motive has not been released and the investigation remains ongoing.

Did anyone in the Cornelius or Mooresville area see the van or have information about Hedrick that could help investigators?