On the evening of September 30, 2019, 19-year-old Bryant Brooks was shot and killed in the 400 block of Winslow Road in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Police found him on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds at about 10:40 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators described the shooting as not random.

Within days two suspects were arrested: 20-year-old Roger Beckwith Jr. of Baltimore and 15-year-old Mark Lechoco of Fort Washington. Authorities say the killing grew out of an alleged illegal drug transaction arranged by Lechoco; investigators believe Beckwith attempted to rob Bryant and then shot him. Both men were charged with first-degree murder and robbery, and Lechoco was charged as an adult.

Family and friends remembered Bryant as driven and entrepreneurial, with a strong work ethic and a passion for fashion; he had recently been in New York pursuing modeling for his brother’s clothing line. A candlelight vigil at the Fort Foote Recreation Center drew a large turnout. Does anyone who knew Bryant or was in Oxon Hill that night have information that could help clarify what happened?