James R. Dinkins Jr., 27, of Lumberton, North Carolina, was found dead in a ditch on Magna Boulevard off Lowe Road on May 24, 2015. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division is treating his death as a murder; investigators describe the circumstances as unclear and the case as ongoing.

Dinkins was born July 22, 1987, to James Randell Dinkins and Paula Ann Hunt and was raised by his maternal grandparents Paul and Mary Hunt. He was preceded in death by his sister Brittany Woods and is survived by his grandparents, six sisters, three brothers, and other relatives. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced.

Anyone with information about James Dinkins Jr. or his death is asked to contact the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office with tips.