Durham Police Department issued the following announcement on Aug. 5.
Durham police investigators are asking for information about the July 1 fatal stabbing of Dumar Andre Mosquera Mosquera on Charles Street. Mosquera, 35, was known in the community as Andres.
Officers were dispatched to a stabbing call in the 2300 block of Charles Street around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 1. When they arrived, they found Mosquera stabbed to death inside his home.
Investigators viewed Mosquera’s security system and saw that he had entered his home with another person around 11:19 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30. The person was described as a thin Black male wearing a white T-shirt, gray stonewash jeans and sneakers. Investigators are trying to identify this person at this time.
It was later determined that Mosquera’s 2017 Gray Toyota Tacoma had been stolen. With the help of other local law enforcement agencies, his stolen vehicle was located abandoned on the side of Interstate 540 approximately ¾ mile away from the US 64 exit in Knightdale, NC.
Investigators would like to speak with anyone who may have seen the Toyota Tacoma on the side of Interstate 540 or seen someone walking on the side of the highway between midnight and 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 1. They are also looking for anyone who may have picked up the driver of this vehicle without knowing the events that transpired prior in the night. The person driving the stolen vehicle may have had injuries including scratches, cuts, bruises or even stab wounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator Adams at (919) 560-4440, ext. 29546 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves. CrimeStoppers operators who speak Spanish are available.
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Source: Durham Police Department
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