Raleigh police searching for missing men after blood found in abandoned car

Laura Hurley posted on Facebook that her son, 23-year-old Brendan Hurley, and his friend Anthony McCall, 21, hadn’t been heard from since just before 7 p.m. Tuesday.

McCall told family members that Hurley was giving him a ride to McCall's mother's house to let her dog out. Hurley was then supposed to pick his own mother up from work.

Laura Hurley said she immediately became worried when he didn't show up.

A Dodge Charger linked to the men was found Wednesday morning abandoned near a construction debris recycling plant on Raleigh View Drive, off Garner Road in south Raleigh, police said. Family members said blood was on the passenger’s seat.

"He's my only son. He's my first born," Laura Hurley said Thursday. "He's a hard worker. He's responsible. He's the father of a 2-year-old who just keeps calling out for her daddy. She doesn't understand. She sees him every day, and now she hasn't seen him."

Katelin Brown, McCall's girlfriend, said she last heard from him shortly after he left with Hurley.

"We texted back and forth for the next 20 minutes. Then, at 6:53 [p/m/.], I got the last message from him," Brown said. "[He wrote] that he loved me and he doesn't want me to be sad."

The family put up fliers around the neighborhood, hoping somebody saw something and will say something.

Police are trying to determine if there are security cameras mounted on buildings near where the car was found that might have video that will help them figure out what happened to the two men.

Anyone who has seen Hurley or McCall is asked to call the Raleigh Police Department at 919-831-6311 or Crime Stoppers at 919-834-4357. The family announced Friday they are offering a $2,000 reward for information that could help them find the two men.