On the afternoon of December 3, 2024, police responded to an apartment on Lowell Drive in North Charleston and found 40-year-old Robert Brown III dead from a gunshot wound. Officers reported a shattered glass patio door indicating forced entry and a scene consistent with a violent struggle. The Charleston County Coroner identified Brown and confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound.

Originally from Georgia, Brown was remembered by family and friends as a loving father, a creative artist, and a compassionate person. His family held a memorial service on December 14, 2024, at Greater Faith Babies Ministries in Fort Valley, Georgia; they were also coping with the recent loss of his sister to medical complications nine months earlier.

The North Charleston Police Department has not announced any arrests or named any suspects, and the investigation remains open. If anyone has information about what happened at the Lowell Drive apartment on December 3, please come forward.