Gabriel Isaac Brown, 19, was fatally shot on County Road 232 in the Mt. Vernon area near Fort Payne, Alabama, on the evening of Saturday, April 17, 2021, just before 9 p.m. Authorities pronounced him dead at the scene. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and the 9th Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s office opened an investigation with assistance from the Fort Payne Police Department.

A native of DeKalb County and member of Welcome Hill Baptist Church, Gabriel was a husband and father to a young son. His immediate family includes his wife, son, parents, siblings, and grandparents, all left grieving by his sudden death. No arrests or suspects have been publicly announced, and law enforcement has not released the circumstances of the shooting or a motive.

If anyone has information about Gabriel’s death or the events on County Road 232 that night, please come forward to investigators.