Christopher Brazil, a 27-year-old African American man, died on July 5, 2015, at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, North Carolina. He was born in Mecklenburg County to Wayne and Frankie Woods Brazil. Funeral services were held at the United House of Prayer for All, and he was buried at Armstrong Cemetery in Gastonia.

Public notices and memorials emphasize his family and the impact he had on those who knew him but do not state a cause of death. There is no mention in those notices of arrests, suspects, litigation, or any investigation connected to his passing.

If anyone knew Christopher, his whereabouts around the time of his death, or has information about what happened, please share what is known.