Jacob Hernandez, a 20-year-old Hispanic man, was found dead on April 6, 2018, in a wooded area on Rhyne Station Road near I-485 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Family members had reported him missing on April 5, 2018. Investigators believe Hernandez was shot on South Boulevard near Scaleybark Road and then moved to the woods where his body was discovered.

Police identified 18-year-old Jaime Joel Melendez Suarez as the primary suspect. A warrant charging Suarez with Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill had been issued before Hernandez’s body was located; Suarez was arrested by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Violent Crime Apprehension Team on April 10, 2018. After the body was found, Suarez was charged with murder.

Court testimony said a woman witnessed Suarez shoot Hernandez while the two were sitting in a car on South Boulevard, and that Suarez sent the woman text messages indicating his intentions shortly before the shooting. Prosecutors said Suarez then placed Hernandez in the car trunk and drove away; Hernandez sent a text to his girlfriend saying he had been shot.

Does anyone have information about Hernandez’s last known movements or who was with him on South Boulevard that day?