Cesar Ignacio Sanchez, 41, was found dead in the driver’s seat of a black Ram pickup on the shoulder of westbound Interstate 40 near NC 68 on December 2, 2024, at about 3:30 a.m. Officers reported injuries consistent with a gunshot wound, and the case was classified as a homicide — the 41st homicide in Greensboro that year. A stretch of I-40 West between Exit 210 and Exit 208 was closed for several hours while investigators worked the scene and traffic was rerouted via Exit 210.

Officials did not release any suspect information, and by December 28, 2024 no arrests or identifications of suspects had been publicly reported. The Greensboro Police Department is asking anyone with relevant information to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. If anyone saw activity on I-40 near NC 68 that night or has information about the pickup or its occupants, can you help investigators?