Late on the night of March 25, 2022, a dispute in the Citadel Mall parking lot in Colorado Springs erupted into gunfire. Twenty-year-old Jeremiah I. Brown was among four people shot; he and 21-year-old Matthew Westrich were transported to a hospital in a private vehicle but died of their wounds. Two other victims, an adult man and an adult woman, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office ruled Jeremiah’s death a homicide.

Jeremiah was born in Denver on September 15, 2001. He was a young father, engaged to be married, and remembered by family as a devoted fiancé, son, brother and a twin. He enjoyed listening to music, working on his vehicle and took pride in his appearance.

The Colorado Springs Police Department’s Violent Crime Section is leading an active investigation; no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact investigators.