On January 16, 2019, 56-year-old Roy Brown Sr. was shot and killed while working at the International House of Pancakes on Memorial Parkway in Huntsville, Alabama. The shooting began after a 25-year-old customer, Roderick Turner, became upset about a carry-out order and argued with an employee who was later identified as Brown’s son.

Brown’s son, though wounded, drew his own weapon and returned fire, killing Turner. Police later reported both Brown and Turner dead at the scene; Brown’s son was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Investigators said they did not expect charges immediately and planned to present the matter to a grand jury for review.

Does anyone have information about Roy Brown Sr. or the events at that IHOP that evening?