What started as a wreck investigation is now a murder probe, according to Roanoke Rapids Police Chief Jeff Hinton.

Saturday night around 10:45, officers responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on Chockoyotte Street where a 1996 Ford vehicle struck a tree.

The driver was identified as Jonathan Martice Andino, 23, of Halifax.

Hinton said Andino was not responsive and transported to Halifax Regional Medical Center by Halifax EMS who were performing CPR.

Upon his arrival at HRMC, Andino was treated and later pronounced dead.  An autopsy was performed at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville and investigators Monday were notified that Andino suffered a gunshot wound to the right side of his torso which caused his death.

No further information is available at this time.