Teen’s roadside cold case death probed as homicide as police officer emerges as person of interest: report
Josh Davis, a 16-year-old from North Carolina, died in 2004 after being found with a fatal head injury on the side of a road, initially believed to be the result of a hit-and-run. More than two decades later, the case is being reinvestigated as a homicide, with a Four Oaks police officer identified as a person of interest. The officer has not been charged but has been placed on administrative leave as authorities pursue new leads.
- ▪Josh Davis died on January 6, 2004, after being found bleeding on Hall Boulevard in Garner, North Carolina.
- ▪Investigators previously classified the death as a possible hit-and-run but are now treating it as a homicide.
- ▪A Four Oaks police officer is a person of interest due to inconsistencies in statements and information from a former spouse.
- ▪The officer has been placed on administrative leave, and a search warrant led to the seizure of electronic devices from a home in Benson.
- ▪Garner police and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are jointly pursuing new leads in the reopened case.
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North Carolina Teen’s roadside cold case death probed as homicide as police officer emerges as person of interest: report Josh Davis was 16 when he was found bleeding on the side of a road in Garner after walking with his cousin By Stepheny Price Fox News Published April 28, 2026 6:24pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 28 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than two decades after a North Carolina teen died in what was considered a hit-and-run, investigators now say a police officer has been identified as a person of interest in the homicide case.
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