Soldier found mortally wounded in northeast Raleigh shooting
A man found shot early Wednesday on Raven Road in northeast Raleigh died of his injuries, and police have ruled the case a homicide and are trying to identify who did it.
Spc. Jose Juan Melendez, Jr., 31, is the man they found wounded and was taken to WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh, but he died there, a statement from police said. Police identified him Wednesday afternoon.
Officials said officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of Raven Road after dispatchers got a report that shots had been heard there.
Thursday morning, Fort Bragg identified Melendez as nodal network systems operator in the 528th Sustainment Brigade.
Melendez enlisted in the Army in 2013. He deployed to Iraq for nine months with the 82nd Airborne Division in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in 2015.
Melendez had joined the 528th Sustainment Brigade in March.
Detectives asked anyone with information about what happened to call CrimeStoppers at 919-834-HELP (4357) or go to the CrimeStoppers website to find out how to help with an email or text message.
Ron Gallagher: 919-829-4572, @RPGKT
This story was originally published November 29, 2017 at 7:24 AM with the headline "Soldier found mortally wounded in northeast Raleigh shooting."