On the morning of June 12, 2025, 66-year-old Carolyn Renee Brown of Richmond was found gravely wounded on the sidewalk near Market Avenue and Sixth Street in North Richmond. First responders arrived around 10 a.m.; despite first aid and CPR, Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities described the incident as a shooting and cordoned off the area while canvassing for witnesses and evidence.

Within days the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged 61-year-old Terri Lowtrice James of Richmond with the murder of Carolyn Renee Brown. Prosecutors also added a firearm enhancement for intentionally discharging a weapon causing great bodily injury and death and a count of being a felon in possession of a firearm; bail was set at $1 million and James was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility. The charging announcement did not state a motive, and no relationship between victim and suspect has been disclosed.

Anyone who was near Market Avenue and Sixth Street on the morning of June 12, 2025, or who has information about Carolyn Renee Brown or this shooting is asked to come forward.