Demarcus A. Brown, 33, was fatally shot on the evening of August 8, 2019, at the intersection of North Locust Street and Avenue F Extension in McComb, Mississippi. Known to family and friends as a sweet and respectful man, his death prompted an immediate investigation by the McComb Police Department with assistance from Pike County Sheriff’s investigators.

Hours after the shooting, 33-year-old Gerrick Matthews of McComb was arrested and later charged with murder; jail records show he faced a first-degree murder charge into 2021. In the year after the killing, Brown’s family filed a lawsuit alleging the police could have prevented his death, though the specific claims have not been widely publicized.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Demarcus, please share what you can.