Zion Malik Brown was an 18-year-old African American male who was fatally shot during a home invasion on May 27, 2017, in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting happened in the early morning at a house on North Raw Hyde Trail in the Cedar Hills Estates neighborhood after an assailant smashed a sliding glass door and opened fire. Two girls, ages 9 and 16, were also wounded. Zion was found against a wall and died after being taken to the hospital.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigated and arrested 19-year-old Deontrae Jaquez Thomas of Orange Park on May 28, 2017; he was charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder after witness statements and photo identifications supported an arrest warrant. Police said Thomas knew some people who were at the home but did not rule out the possibility of additional suspects. The motive remains unclear, though authorities noted concerns it could be retaliatory related to an earlier alleged assault.

Did anyone in the Cedar Hills Estates area have information about activity at that address on the night of May 27, 2017?