DaQuan ManQuail Carelock was 20 and from Wadesboro, North Carolina. He died on March 6, 2021, in Morven, NC, of multiple gunshot wounds, according to an autopsy. His body was found in the trunk of a vehicle that had been set on fire.

The Anson County Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation. On March 10, 2021, Andrew Houston was arrested in connection with the homicide and was being held without bond; he was scheduled to appear in court. Authorities say Carelock had been at Houston’s residence the day he was found and that the two were acquaintances. Andrew Houston’s son, Darrell Houston, is still wanted in connection with the crime and remains at large.

The motive has not been released and investigators continue to seek information about the circumstances of Carelock’s death. If anyone knew DaQuan, his movements that day, or has information about Darrell Houston’s whereabouts, please share what is known.