On the morning of July 15, 2012, the body of 28-year-old Javon Brown was found on the lawn of a home on Winthrop Street in Detroit. An African-American male and a native of River Rouge, Brown had been shot multiple times and left to bleed to death. His was one of 386 homicides in Detroit that year.

A 2009 graduate of the Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts, Brown had been building a career as a comedian and worked with various radio and television stations. Family members described his death as a devastating loss to the community. The investigation produced few leads and the case later went cold; there has been no public information about suspects or arrests and Crime Stoppers offered a reward for information.

Anyone who knew Javon, his routines, or his whereabouts around July 15, 2012, or who may have information that could help the Detroit Police Department’s Cold Case Unit is asked to come forward.