Cesar Yanez-Ortiz was 24 when he was shot and killed in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 3800 block of Guess Road on November 29, 2016. He had just returned from grocery shopping shortly after 11 p.m. and was unloading groceries with family members when a black male wearing a white hoodie and blue jeans approached and shot Yanez-Ortiz twice in front of his relatives before running away. The suspect was last seen on Horton Road.

Investigators have said robbery may have been a possible motive and are asking anyone with information to contact the Durham Police Department’s Homicide Cold Case tip line, CrimeStoppers, or the DPD Criminal Investigations Division. CrimeStoppers offers cash rewards and anonymous tips.

If anyone who lived near Guess Road or Horton Road that night saw something unusual or remembers a person matching that description, please share what you know with the investigators.