Rae’Quan Leftdwridge was 18 when he was found with a gunshot wound inside his home on the 100 block of Pearsall Lane in Dudley, North Carolina, on June 30, 2021. He was taken to Wayne UNC Health Care but died of his injuries. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office responded and opened an investigation; a juvenile who was present in the home at the time was unharmed.

Rae’Quan enjoyed music, video games, dancing, and cooking, and was described by family as protective of his mother and caring toward his siblings. His family held a public visitation and a Celebration of Life on July 9, 2021, at Greater St. John FWB Church in Dudley. Authorities have not released further information, and no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone has information about what happened on June 30, 2021, in the Pearsall Lane area of Dudley, please come forward.