John Wesley Brown was 27 when he was found dead in Tulsa on March 24, 2016. A Native American man from Claremore, Oklahoma, he served in the United States Marine Corps, worked as a sandblaster, and was remembered by family as warm, devoted, and proud of being a husband, father, and uncle.

Authorities determined his death was a homicide described as a death by force.

The community and his family are left with many unanswered questions about the hours before his death and who was responsible. If anyone knew John, saw him in Tulsa around March 24, 2016, or has information about his killing, please come forward.