Richard Brown, 47, had been working only ten days as an unarmed security guard for Nature’s Finest Security when he was fatally shot inside the security booth at an apartment building in Mount Vernon on the evening of Monday, July 21, 2014. Earlier that day Brown reportedly argued with his supervisor, 32-year-old Dontan L. Jenkins. Investigators say the dispute escalated and Jenkins returned to the building that evening; the confrontation ended with Brown dying of a gunshot wound and a gun recovered at the scene. Jenkins was identified as the suspect, arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting.

Brown had been assigned to protect residents of the building; both men worked as unarmed guards, making the presence of a firearm a notable detail. Does anyone have information about Brown’s time at that post or the events of July 21, 2014?