Melquan Hicks-Bey, 22, was abducted during an armed robbery at a Wilmington home at 1516 S 12th Street at about 3 a.m. on November 5, 2017. Two armed men forced entry and took Hicks-Bey at gunpoint; a woman’s cellphone was also taken during the incident. Hicks-Bey was found later that morning, around 10 a.m., in a wooded area off Rockhill Road near a swamp in Castle Hayne. The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office said he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

Hicks-Bey left behind two children. No arrests or suspects have been identified, and the case remains unsolved. Crime Stoppers of the Lower Cape Fear is offering up to a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers or submit a tip online.