In the pre-dawn hours of March 31, 2022, gunfire at the intersection of Lansbrook and E. Bethany in North Little Rock left 17-year-old Jaylen Brown of Little Rock with life-threatening gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital and later died. The North Little Rock Police Department opened a homicide investigation, canvassing the scene and conducting interviews as detectives worked to identify those responsible.

On May 25, 2022, detectives obtained arrest warrants for four people; the next day, May 26, four teenagers were taken into custody. Authorities identified them as 16-year-old Joseph Dickerson, 18-year-old Cortlen Waters, and 17-year-old twins Janovee and Jacovee Brown, all from Little Rock. Each was charged with first-degree murder; the three juveniles were charged as adults and held without bond. Two of the men charged later entered guilty pleas.

If anyone saw activity around Lansbrook and E. Bethany that morning or has information about Jaylen, please share what is known with investigators.