Anthony Ray Brown, a 49-year-old African American man, was found dead on October 31, 2015, at a residence on Brown Street in Rowland, North Carolina. He and another man, Michael Thompson, were discovered shot; police described the killings as connected to an apparent robbery. Those two deaths were Rowland’s first murders since 2008 and the town’s first double-homicide in at least 17 years.

Two suspects were arrested: Gerry Devonta Quick and Christopher Lademaien Brown. Both faced multiple charges including first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, robbery with a dangerous weapon and felony conspiracy. Reports note Christopher Brown’s prior convictions for discharging a firearm into occupied property, indecent liberties with a child, and breaking and entering. After the killings Christopher Brown was shot in an unrelated incident and later transferred to Central Prison in Raleigh for safekeeping.

Gerry Quick has been linked to other violent offenses and later faced additional charges related to witness tampering. The District Attorney’s Office was considering seeking the death penalty. Did anyone in Rowland know Anthony Ray Brown or Michael Thompson and have information that hasn’t been shared with investigators?