Officers responded to the report of a deceased individual at the former Sagebrush Steakhouse located at 623 NC 24-27 Bypass E South Street last week. The crew working on tearing down the building discovered the body and immediately alerted authorities.Â
Police say they discovered the body of 23-year-old Trevon Quantavius Fields of Roanoke Rapids inside the trunk of a car during a traffic stop around 1 a.m. ET. Fields was killed by apparent gun shot wounds and police later learned he was likely murdered outside of the city limits.Â