The first occurred the evening of April 25, 2019, when 39-year-old Marcus Brooks, a Black man who used a wheelchair, was shot in the 2300 block of Pendleton Street. He was taken to a hospital with critical injuries and did not survive. Police investigated but did not release information about a suspect or motive, and no arrest has been announced.

The second death happened September 18, 2019, in the Orange Mound neighborhood. Twenty-nine-year-old Marcus Brooks and 28-year-old Marqual Rivers were standing in a common area of an apartment complex when one or more vehicles drove by and opened fire. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities described two vehicles of interest, a white Chrysler 200 and a black Infinity, but no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests were reported.

Anyone who knew either man or who has information about either shooting is asked to come forward.