Brandon Brooks was 18 when he was shot and killed inside a home on the 4200 block of West 24th Street in Little Rock on May 8, 2018. The shooting occurred in a back bedroom during a burst of gunfire that left three young men wounded. Brooks, described by family as the baby of the household and remembered as a dancer and a class clown, was taken to a nearby hospital but did not survive. Two other victims, a 16-year-old and a 23-year-old, were also hospitalized and reported in critical condition.

The Little Rock Police Department investigated the incident and, in the days after the shooting, arrested a 17-year-old male in connection with the case. The violence was counted as the city’s 16th homicide for 2018 and was described as part of a violent night in Little Rock. If anyone knew Brandon or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to help the investigation.