Preston Brown Jr., 59, was found dead inside his vehicle from gunshot wounds on the afternoon of January 22, 2021, near an auto body shop at Beeler Street and East Colfax Avenue in Aurora. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 12:30 p.m. Family and friends knew him as Flip; he served in the military, worked in construction, enjoyed bodybuilding, and was remembered for small acts like buying Easter baskets for children in the Five Points area. His sister and the mother of his eldest son were left mourning what they called a senseless loss — he would have turned 60 later that year.

Aurora police investigated the homicide and arrested 34-year-old Jerome Deshun Johnson on February 12, 2021; authorities recommended a charge of first-degree murder and he was held in the Adams County jail without bond. Does anyone who knew Preston or who was in that neighborhood on January 22 have information that could help the investigation?