Kemont Karim, 18, was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds the morning of Monday, December 7, 2015. His body was located adjacent to a roadway near 44th Avenue and Roosevelt in Phoenix; police pronounced him dead after responding around 7 a.m. The death was investigated as a homicide.

Phoenix Police detectives identified a person of interest they believed had been with Karim last and sought to speak with 21-year-old Noe Hernandez, described as an associate of Karim. Investigators also reported Hernandez’s 2004 Pontiac Aztek missing and expressed concern for his welfare while continuing to ask the public for information. No suspects were immediately named and no arrests were announced in the initial stages of the probe.

If anyone knew Karim, Hernandez, or saw a 2004 Pontiac Aztek in the area that morning, please share what you know.