Lawrence Brown, 33, was found dead in the backyard shed where he lived in a residential neighborhood near Graham, Washington, after a February 2, 2023, 911 call from his girlfriend reporting he had been shot. Deputies from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department arrived at the home on the 24500 block of 62nd Avenue Court East and emergency personnel pronounced Brown dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head. The Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Investigators say the suspects knocked at Brown’s door, used pepper spray on him, then shot him, indicating the attack involved multiple actions rather than a single, brief encounter. No motive has been released, no arrests have been announced, and no suspects have been publicly identified. A GoFundMe was set up to help his family; Brown is remembered as a father of three, a brother and an uncle.

Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to contact the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.