Leonard Brown was 28 when he was killed in Detroit on August 6, 2016. The circumstances described point to a violent shooting; the Detroit Police Department opened an investigation but ran into limited evidence and few cooperative witnesses. Investigators’ leads stalled and the case went cold.

No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. The unresolved nature of this homicide is presented as part of a wider pattern of gun violence and resource challenges confronting the city at that time.

If anyone has information about Leonard Brown or the August 6, 2016 homicide in Detroit, please come forward to assist the investigation.