Bryan Stuart Requena was 17 when he was found fatally shot on January 26, 2016, near North Old Wire and McGougan roads in Hoke County, North Carolina. Deputies discovered him face down on the ground with a gunshot wound; the death was classified as a homicide. Bryan was born February 23, 1998, in Sampson County and was the son of Mauricio Requena and Claudia Gonzalez.

He worked as a mechanic assistant and is survived by his parents, brother Luis Requena, sister Allyson Aileen Requena, and his son Caydden Requena. The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation and has continued to seek public tips. The county’s Unsolved Homicide Division, established in 2023, has also been working on the case.

Does anyone who lived in that area or knew Bryan have information that could help investigators?