Broderick Brown was 22 when he was shot and killed in broad daylight on the afternoon of Thursday, July 8, 2004. Around 3:00 p.m. he was in the rear alley behind 119 Division Avenue NE in Northeast Washington, D.C., when someone shot him; responders pronounced him dead at the scene. The Metropolitan Police Department classified the death as a homicide and assigned it to the Violent Crimes Branch.

The family obituary named his parents and grandparents and noted siblings and a wide circle of relatives and friends. Police issued flyers and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone remembers seeing Broderick that afternoon or has information about activity around 119 Division Avenue NE on July 8, 2004, please share what is known with investigators.