Andrew Brown III, a 24-year-old resident of Fort Myers, Florida, was shot and killed on December 13, 2019. The shooting happened in the early hours at a home near DeSoto Avenue and Alderman Street while Brown was there to pick up his girlfriend; family characterized his presence as being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Around midnight someone called authorities to report Brown had sustained a head injury, and he was pronounced dead at the scene despite first responders’ efforts.

The investigation led to the identification and arrest of 39-year-old Tyrese Mathews on December 17, 2019. Mathews was taken into custody by the Fort Myers Police Department and the U.S. Marshal Service and charged with second-degree murder. Neighbors said they were shocked by the heavy police presence in the normally quiet neighborhood; the motive has not been disclosed.

Did anyone in the Fort Myers area know Andrew Brown or see anything that night that could help investigators or the family?