Jonathan Noyola Rosales, a 23-year-old male from Winston-Salem, NC, was found dead on September 14, 2015. His body was discovered in a wooded area near Earl Street, not far from Old Greensboro Road and Highway 158. The preliminary autopsy revealed that Rosales died from a gunshot wound. Investigators believe that he was shot at a different location before his body was moved to the wooded area where it was found.
Rosales was last seen around 6 p.m.
on Friday, September 11, 2015, in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Waughtown Street. He was known to drive a dark blue 1993 Buick Road Master, which police have yet to locate. The car has North Carolina license plate DDX-7094 and is described as having aftermarket chrome rims.
The investigation into Rosales' death is ongoing, and the Winston-Salem police have not released any information about potential suspects or arrests. They have urged anyone with information about the car's whereabouts or any details that could help the investigation to contact the police or CrimeStoppers.
This case marks the 11th homicide in Winston-Salem in 2015. The police are still in the early stages of the investigation, and no further details have been released at this time.