On the morning of November 9, 2017, 28-year-old Stephen T. Brown of Greenbrier was found dead in an upstairs breezeway at Legacy Village Apartments on Old Greenbrier Pike in Springfield, Tennessee. Emergency responders arrived after a 6:30 a.m. call reporting a gunshot wound; Brown had been shot multiple times.

Detectives say the shooting followed an argument or altercation inside one of the apartments and was not a random act. A .40 caliber handgun was recovered at the scene. Investigators interviewed multiple people who were present, and within a short period a suspect was identified.

Spencer Phillips, 29, of Gallatin was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder; he was booked into the Robertson County Jail and held without bond. The motive for the altercation that led to Brown’s death remains a central question.

If anyone knew Stephen, was at Legacy Village that morning, or has information about the dispute, please share what you remember.