Cannan R. Scott, a 15-year-old from Pembroke, was found fatally shot on the afternoon of Sunday, October 12, 2025. Deputies responded around 12:57 p.m. to the area of Hidden Valley Road and Highway 74 West, just outside Rowland in Robeson County, North Carolina. He was pronounced dead at the scene and the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division and the North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office opened an investigation.

Investigators identified a person of interest soon after the shooting but released few details, and no arrests had been announced in initial reports. Scott had previously been reported missing in March 2025, a separate incident that put his name on local law-enforcement and community notice earlier in the year. Memorial listings and obituary pages recorded his date of death and funeral arrangements while the homicide inquiry remained active.

If anyone has information about Cannan R. Scott, his movements that day, or the area around Hidden Valley Road and Highway 74 West, please share what is known with investigators.