Demetrius Marcellus Chisholm, a 27-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, was found dead on June 26, 2016, near Crescent Woods Road off Highway 126 by Lake James in Burke County, Morganton. The Burke County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a possible body; the victim was later identified as Chisholm and an autopsy was performed as part of a homicide investigation assisted by the State Bureau of Investigation.

Chisholm’s mother described him as a polite young man and a great father to his twin children and said she believed his death might be connected to the people he had been associating with, though she did not elaborate. As of this report no arrests or suspects had been publicly identified and the case remained open.

If anyone has information about Chisholm’s death or his movements in the days before June 26, 2016, please contact the Burke County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division or the Burke County Emergency Communications Center.