Larry Brown, 24, was fatally shot just before 2 a.m. on December 26, 2023, at 1930 Castle Hayne Road in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was taken to Novant’s New Hanover Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Born May 2, 1999, in Detroit, Michigan, he graduated from Thomas Academy High School in Lake Waccamaw in 2017 and had a young daughter, Peyton Amira Brown. Brown studied art at Cape Fear Community College and planned to launch a clothing line called R.U.S.H (Running Up Some Hundos) to support his child.

The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office opened an active investigation into the shooting but has not released details about arrests or identified suspects. Family and community members remember him as outgoing, creative, and devoted to his daughter. If anyone has information that could assist the investigation, please contact the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.