On the evening of January 26, 2022, 23-year-old Jaydon Wayne Brown, a Black/African American man, was found on the sidewalk outside the Pepperidge Apartments off Bratton Avenue in Princeton, West Virginia, having been shot. First responders took him to Princeton Community Hospital; he was later transferred to Charleston Area Medical Center, where he died in the early morning hours of January 27, 2022.

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department opened a homicide investigation, canvassed the area and appealed to the public for information. Chief Deputy A.P. Christian urged anyone with details to come forward. No arrests or suspect identities have been publicly announced and the investigation remains active.

If anyone witnessed the shooting, was in the area that evening, or has information that could help the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, please share what is known.