Nikko Eugene Brown, 33, was killed in Hope Mills, North Carolina, in the early hours of October 19, 2022. Officers responding to a domestic disturbance at an apartment on Kenmont Lane found Brown with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center shortly afterward. Court records say Brown was shot in the left chest and hip.

Authorities say the confrontation involved Brown and his younger brother, 21-year-old Tony Orlando Levi Dunn. Dunn, who lived with Brown and Brown’s wife, was charged with first-degree murder. According to statements attributed to Dunn, he fired after Brown allegedly had a gun and was swinging it near his legs; Dunn said he was unsure how many times he shot Brown and expressed remorse, saying he did not intend for the situation to end this way.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Hope Mills Police Department or Fayetteville/Cumberland County Crimestoppers.