Madison Brown was 18 when she was killed in the early morning hours of May 18, 2022, in a shooting on Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was a passenger in a vehicle that was ambushed after being boxed in by a pick-up truck and an SUV; once trapped, one or more people opened fire and Brown was struck and killed. Two other occupants in the vehicle were unharmed.

Investigators identified 20-year-old Naquez Preston and a 15-year-old male as suspects. Law enforcement says the two vehicles used in the ambush had been reported stolen and that surveillance footage captured Preston and others with the stolen truck and then taking the SUV moments before the shooting. Reports also say the suspects boasted about the killing on social media, which helped identify them.

Both suspects were arrested in August 2022: the juvenile on August 9 and Preston on August 11. They face charges including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities.