Teen’s roadside cold case death probed as homicide as police officer emerges as person of interest: report
The 2004 death of 16-year-old Josh Davis in Garner, North Carolina, initially ruled a hit-and-run, is now being investigated as a homicide, with a Four Oaks police officer identified as a person of interest. Investigators have uncovered new leads, including inconsistencies in statements and information from the officer's former spouse, prompting a search of a home and the seizure of electronic devices. The officer has been placed on administrative leave, and authorities are urging the public to come forward with information. Davis’s family, who has long sought answers, expressed hope for closure after more than two decades.
- ▪Josh Davis, 16, was found with a fatal head injury on a roadside in Garner, North Carolina, in January 2004 and was originally believed to be the victim of a hit-and-run.
- ▪More than 20 years later, the case is being reinvestigated as a homicide, with a Four Oaks police officer named a person of interest.
- ▪A search warrant and investigation revealed inconsistencies in the officer's past and recent statements, along with new information from the officer's former spouse.
- ▪Authorities searched a home in Benson in late March 2026 and seized electronic devices as part of the ongoing investigation.
- ▪The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is assisting Garner police, and the officer remains on administrative leave as no charges have been filed.
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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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