Donovan Brown was 24 when he was shot in the face and killed in Mount Vernon, New York, in the early hours of March 14, 2018. A Nellie Thornton High School graduate who worked as a lifeguard and was studying to become a pharmacy technician, Brown’s death left his family and community reeling.

Events began the night of March 13 and continued into the morning of March 14. After an initial robbery, the original victim returned with Brown and another person to the area near The Modern apartments on South Macquesten Parkway to look for stolen items. A second attempted robbery followed; during that incident Brown was fatally shot and another person with him was wounded.

Mount Vernon police used surveillance video to reconstruct movements around the shootings and identified Tasjawn Tay White as the shooter; Pierre Mensah and Phillip Spearman were also implicated and arrested in connection with the related crimes.

If anyone knew Donovan, saw activity near The Modern on March 13–14, 2018, or has information that could shed light on what happened, please come forward.