Ulysses Brown Sr, 37, was shot and killed in the early morning of January 5, 2022, on Bentley Street and Westmoreland in the Callahan area of Orlando. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. The Orlando Police Department treated the death as a homicide and immediately canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and evidence.

Police identified several suspects and made an arrest within weeks; the person arrested was charged with first-degree murder. Reports say the case went to trial, where the prosecution relied on eyewitness testimony, forensic analysis, and surveillance footage, and the jury returned a guilty verdict for first-degree murder. Brown’s family also filed a civil suit seeking damages for their loss.

If anyone on Bentley Street or in the Callahan area that night saw or heard anything that could help provide more context about what happened, please come forward.