Robert K. Brown, 27, was shot and killed on November 14, 2020, in the 8000 block of Dwyer Road in New Orleans while working as an employee of Cox Communications. According to investigators, the encounter began as an armed robbery when someone approached Brown, demanded his wallet and a confrontation followed. Brown was struck multiple times, taken to a nearby hospital and died later that day.

Police identified and arrested a suspect, 28-year-old Jalil Williams, who was taken into custody with assistance from U.S. Marshals and booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center. Williams was charged with second-degree murder; reports note he had a prior criminal history and that the case moved toward trial with the prosecution seeking a conviction.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Dwyer Road or has information about the events that night, please share tips.