Curnelius Andrew Brown, 33, was fatally shot on August 11, 2019, at the Sun Days Motel in Ocala, Florida. The sheriff’s office initially treated the case as a death investigation; no immediate arrests were made. Brown left behind his wife, Sheryl Thomas-Brown, and their children.

In the months after the shooting the investigation continued. About three months later a man named Orozco was arrested on an unrelated warrant and while detained spoke with detectives, providing information about events leading up to Brown’s death. Those statements did not produce immediate prosecutions, and the case remained unresolved as investigators worked through complex leads.

The family and community were left with unanswered questions after Brown’s killing. If anyone knew Brown, his movements that day, or has information about what happened at the Sun Days Motel, please come forward.