Cold case: Durham police ask for help in unsolved 2014 murder case
Durham police are asking for the public’s help finding the person or people responsible for fatally shooting a man in 2014.
Around 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 1, 2014, Alfredo Jobel had returned home from a car wash on Avondale Drive when he was shot and killed, according to the police. He was 28 years old.
Durham police said a black Honda four-door car was seen speeding away after the shooting. However, police said it isn’t known in the Honda was the suspect car.
Investigators believe the shooting may have been the result of an altercation Jobel had with someone while at the car wash.
"It hurts that they've never caught the person responsible for this, or the people responsible," said Angel Jobel, who is Alfredo Jobel's sister.
Angel Jobel said her children were very close to their uncle.
"It's just something I don't think I'll ever be able to get past until this case is solved," Angel Jobel said.
Anne Cristaldi has worked with the Police Department for 24 years. She said there were several witnesses of the altercation at the car wash.
"Everybody saw and heard different things." Cristaldi said. "We did have one individual who believed they saw a black Honda flee the scene. but other than that, unfortunately, we don't have much suspect information at this point."
Cristaldi said there are struggles with cold cases.
"I don't like to have things unfinished," Cristaldi said. "I don't like to have unsolved cases.
"It just keeps pushing me forward to continue pushing. Somebody knows something somewhere. It's just a matter of finding them."
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call police at 919-560-4440 extension 29283 or 919-560-4118.
People can also call CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.
"I want to bring resolution to the family," Cristaldi said.
"I just want to keep his memory alive," Angel Jobel said of her late brother.
