Brian Kermit Bare, 55, was found shot to death at his home on Kecoughtan Road in Pfafftown, North Carolina, on September 15, 2024. Authorities reported multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death.

The following day, September 16, Forsyth County deputies arrested 46-year-old Omar Moore Lozada of Winston-Salem and charged him with felony murder, second-degree kidnapping, discharging a weapon into occupied property, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Lozada was held at the Forsyth County Detention Center without bond and made a first court appearance on September 17, when a judge advised him of the charges and potential penalties; a subsequent court date was set for October 3, 2024. Officials said the incident appears isolated and did not describe any motive or whether Bare and Lozada knew each other.

If anyone knew Brian Bare or has information about his activities in Pfafftown in September 2024, please share what you know.