Eddie Ronald Davis Jr., a 20-year-old African American man, was found dead in a field in Louisburg, North Carolina, on October 20, 2015. Vance County authorities had reported him missing earlier that month. He had been shot to death, and his car was later discovered burned.

Three days after the body was found, on October 23, 2015, James Marshall Small Jr., a resident of Henderson, North Carolina, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Eddie’s death. Small was held without bond and had a court date scheduled for early November. No motive had been released.

Anyone with information about Eddie, his movements before October 2015, or the events in Louisburg that month is asked to come forward.