Earl Thierry Roy Brown, 42, was shot and killed on March 24, 2006, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Born March 26, 1963, in Saint-Jean-dAngely, France, he later moved to the United States, graduated from Campbell University and worked for the North Carolina Department of Revenue. He was a member of Mid-Way Baptist Church in Raleigh.

The shooting occurred at Pullen Park during a custody exchange with his ex-wife, Camellia Boyd Norton Brown, who was 47 at the time. Camellia shot Earl once with a .22-caliber revolver in front of their children, who were in the car eating pizza. Earl was taken to a hospital and died a few hours later. Camellia was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree murder; a judge later ruled her incompetent to stand trial and ordered treatment at a state mental hospital. In 2013 she pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 16 to 20 year sentence with credit for time served.

The case involved a contentious custody dispute in which Camellia had asserted Earl was abusing their children, but a judge awarded him full custody and ordered no contact for Camellia. If anyone knew Earl or was present at Pullen Park that day, please share what was seen or heard.