Rafat Abdelaziz, 29, was shot and killed on December 31, 2014, in Lumberton, North Carolina. The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. on the 1300 block of Furman Drive after Abdelaziz and a companion, Alexis Parker, were approached in their vehicle by two men identified as Corey Matthew Deese, 22, and Artiz Quante Bowden, 19. Authorities say the two attempted to rob the occupants; when Abdelaziz and Parker could not comply, Deese opened fire and fatally wounded Abdelaziz.

Parker, who was in the back seat holding Abdelaziz’s 6-year-old son, drove to the Liberty convenience store on Fayetteville Road seeking help, but Abdelaziz had already died. Deese was arrested January 1, 2015, and Bowden surrendered January 7, 2015. Both were charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, shooting into an occupied property and two counts of felony conspiracy; they were held at the Robeson County Detention Center under no bond on the murder charge and an $85,000 bond on the other counts. Deese and Bowden each had prior convictions that resulted in probation.

Did anyone in Lumberton see the vehicle or activity near Furman Drive that night, or know more about the suspects’ movements before the encounter?