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Joel Brown, 29, was shot and killed on March 26, 2017, on the 700 block of Chesbrough Street in East Toledo. He was found with a gunshot wound to the back and was pronounced dead at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center. The shooter was his neighbor, 77-year-old Gordon Hutson, who was arrested and charged with murder after the shooting followed an argument.

Hutson initially claimed self-defense but later entered an Alford plea to a reduced charge of reckless homicide. He faced up to three years in prison and was released on bond with an electronic monitor. The case attracted attention because of the large age difference between Brown and Hutson and the circumstances of the confrontation.

Brown was remembered by family and friends as a loving son, brother, nephew, uncle, and cousin. Does anyone have information about the argument that led to this shooting or knew Joel and can share what happened that day?