Zachary Alexander Russian was 20 when he was found with a single gunshot wound in a car on County Home Road in Greenville on April 5, 2014. He was taken to Vidant Medical Center and died the following morning. Known as friendly and helpful, his death was reported as drug-related rather than a random act of violence and was recorded as Greenville’s first homicide of 2014.

Three men were charged in connection with the killing: James Murray, 41, Brandon Maldonado, 18, and Earl Ward, 36. Each faced murder charges; bond amounts and conditions varied, with Ward’s bond reported as $2 million and court restrictions placed on the defendants that included prohibitions on carrying weapons and using controlled substances. Their next court dates were scheduled for later in April 2014.

If anyone knew Zachary or has information about the events on County Home Road that night, please share what you know.