Shamori Tylei Brown, 21, was fatally shot in Durham, North Carolina, on September 18, 2021. Born May 19, 2000, in Newark, New Jersey, he grew up in Montclair and moved to Durham in 2010 to live with his great-grandmother. Family and community members remember him for his love of football and music.

Authorities investigated the shooting that ended Shamori’s life. A 21-year-old man, Dezmond Anibd Harper, was charged in connection with the deaths of Shamori and another person; that charge later resulted in a not guilty verdict at trial held two years after the killings. The family continues to grieve and to seek answers about what happened the night he was shot.

If anyone knew Shamori or has information about the shooting in Durham, please come forward.