Soledad Ortiz, a 44-year-old Latina woman from Asheboro, North Carolina, was found dead on October 17, 2019, on the side of Old Lexington Road near the Lake Lucas Bridge. Deputies responded to a passerby’s 1:23 a.m. call and discovered Ortiz’s body in a grassy area about 10 feet from the pavement. She had multiple gunshot wounds and the death was ruled a homicide. Multiple shell casings were recovered at the scene and later matched to a Glock Generation 4 handgun. Ortiz’s fingerprints were used to identify her and fingerprints were also recovered from her apartment.

Investigators say Ortiz had been in the company of two unidentified Latino males the day before her death. A 25-year-old Latino man from Middlesex, Juan Carlos Matomoros-Godoy, was later identified as a suspect; deputies found him and recovered a gun connected to the shooting. He was charged with First-Degree Murder and Kidnapping. Authorities are still seeking the other man who was seen with Ortiz and Matomoros-Godoy.

If anyone knew Ortiz, saw her with these men, or has information about the second man, please come forward to help the investigation.