David Vasquez, a 47-year-old Hispanic man, was found dead on May 7, 2016, at his home on 271 Zion Church Road in Mount Olive, North Carolina. Wayne County deputies responded to a report of a person being shot and discovered Vasquez lying in the backyard with gunshot wounds; Wayne County EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.

Authorities later sought Omar Guajardo Acuna, known as Twin, a 32-year-old Hispanic man described as 5 feet 6 inches and 250 pounds who used a wheelchair and whose last known address was on N.C. Highway 403 West in Faison. Acuna was located on May 7, 2016, in the 700 block of Revelle Road in Warsaw after law enforcement teams coordinated tips about his whereabouts. Officers announced themselves, gained entry with consent from an occupant, and found Acuna in bed attempting to grab a .45 caliber handgun from under his pillow; the weapon was seized and Acuna was arrested and held without bond on a murder charge.

During the arrest, Patrick White was arrested after evidence in plain view and charged with Harboring a Fugitive from Justice and Accessory after the fact to Murder; he was given a $50,000 bond. Did anyone in the area know Vasquez, Acuna, or White and have information that could help clarify what happened that night?