Kotasha Griffith, a 27-year-old Black male, was found dead in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on July 23, 2021. His body was slumped over the steering wheel and the vehicle showed at least one gunshot wound. The car was parked in the 6800 block of Marlowe Marlow Drive; whoever found it reported the engine running and the driver not moving, and Griffith appeared to have been in the car for several hours before discovery.

The investigation led to the arrest of two people: 21-year-old Jamel Brunson and 20-year-old Damaryia Mack. Both were taken into custody by U.S. Marshals—Brunson in Fayetteville and Mack in Wilmington—and charged with first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle, and felony conspiracy. They are being held at the Cumberland County Detention Center without bond and the Fayetteville Police Department says the inquiry remains active.

If anyone saw a vehicle stopped in that area or has information about the events before or after July 23, 2021, please share what is known with investigators.