David Brown, 47, was shot inside his Harlem apartment at the Polo Grounds Towers on Frederick Douglass Boulevard on December 14, 2024. Police found him with multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

The investigation produced arrests in January 2025. On January 16, 2025, 47-year-old Daniel Spencer was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. Police say Spencer and his 20-year-old son, Khaeir Spencer, entered Brown’s apartment masked and with their heads covered. Authorities also arrested Tetikwa Horace, who was Brown’s girlfriend, the younger Spencer’s mother, and Daniel Spencer’s ex-girlfriend; she is accused of hindering prosecution and tampering with physical evidence after allegedly removing a surveillance camera from her front door as she left.

What information about David Brown’s movements that night or about the relationship between the people involved could help clarify why he was targeted?