Brendan Robert Hurley, 23, of Raleigh and living in Franklinton, was killed on July 16, 2019. His body was recovered off Covered Bridge Road in Johnston County; the autopsy showed he had been shot at least six times, including wounds to the head, neck, chest, left arm and left leg, and four bullets were recovered with his remains. Hurley and his friend Anthony James McCall, 21, were reported missing on July 17, 2019, and McCall’s remains were later found in Nash County.

The Raleigh Police Department arrested two men, Ryan Craig Veach, 19, and James Daishawn Robinson, 21, charging each with two counts of first-degree murder; both were held without bond. A 16-year-old juvenile, Andrew Francis Carroll, was charged as an accessory after the fact and was accused of driving Hurley’s car from Zebulon to a scrap metal recycling center on Garner Road in Raleigh, where police located the vehicle.

Hurley’s mother, Laura Hurley, reported him missing when he did not pick her up from work. Family and friends remembered him at a Wake Forest memorial as a devoted son who loved music and video games. The motive remains unclear and police declined to release further investigative specifics.

If anyone knew Brendan, his movements that week, or has information about these homicides, please share what can help the investigation.