On the night of June 16, 2021, 33-year-old Brandon Wade Bryarley of Staley was found dead in New Hill, North Carolina, in the 3300 block of Christian Chapel Church Road. Bryarley, who was Caucasian, had sustained multiple gunshot wounds after deputies responded to a trespassing call.

Apex resident 47-year-old James Edward Fox was identified as the suspect. Fox told investigators he’d had an ongoing problem with strangers riding vehicles on his property and said Bryarley had been riding a motorcycle on Fox’s land that night, which led to an altercation after which Fox said he shot Bryarley. Fox was charged with felony murder and held without bond at the Chatham County Detention Center; he was scheduled for a district court appearance in Pittsboro on July 19, 2021. Authorities collected evidence and interviewed additional witnesses as the investigation continued.

Bryarley’s co-workers at D.H. Griffin remembered him as a father of three, engaged to be married, a motorcycle enthusiast who made people laugh, and someone who enjoyed hunting and fishing. Does anyone have information about Bryarley’s movements that night or about activity on Christian Chapel Church Road around June 16, 2021?