Jerry Brown was 22 when he was shot and killed on January 28, 2016, while sitting in his car outside his aunt’s house on Henrietta Street in Northwest Jacksonville. The shooting occurred just after midnight and has been described as a drive-by attack. Despite tips to First Coast Crime Stoppers and an investigation by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

Brown was an aspiring gospel singer who had paused his education and career plans to care for his mother, then battling breast cancer. Active in his community, he volunteered with students at Raines High School and sang in his church choir. Family and friends described him as kind, selfless and devoted to helping others, and they say he had no known enemies; some relatives believe he may have been mistaken for someone else. Flowers and tributes were left at the café where he worked as the community mourned.

Anyone who knew Jerry or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.