Loyal C. Brown III, a 30-year-old Black man, was found shot to death just after 3 a.m. on November 15, 2020, inside a residence at 2250 North 39th Street in Omaha, near 38th and Grant. Officers who responded to a report of a shooting discovered Brown deceased and opened a homicide investigation that morning.

By the evening of November 15, police announced three arrests in connection with the case. Prentis Reddick was booked on a count of criminal homicide, and Shaquia Pettiford and Thea Pettiford were booked as accessories to criminal homicide. Court records show the accessory case against Shaquia Pettiford proceeded: she was formally charged in December 2020 and entered a no-contest plea in September 2021, receiving one year of probation. Public reports and memorial listings confirm Brown’s identity and date of death.

Does anyone have information about Loyal Brown III, his last known movements that night, or the neighborhood around 39th Street and Grant?