In the early morning hours of August 24, 2019, Jared Shawn Brown, 24, was found suffering from a gunshot wound near Westview Street in Dorchester, Boston. He was taken to a local hospital but died of his injuries. The shooting occurred shortly before 4 a.m. and was one of four separate shootings in the Franklin Field and Harambee Park area during a violent 12-hour span.

A Boston native born April 14, 1995, Jared graduated from John D. O’Bryant High School and was studying business at UMass Boston. He was described as an aspiring entrepreneur who enjoyed travel and had traveled to multiple countries with his girlfriend. His death has left his parents, brother, and many friends and family members grieving.

The Boston Police Department is investigating the shooting as a homicide and has asked anyone with information to contact Homicide Detectives. Does anyone have information that could help bring answers in Jared’s case?