Arthur Deonte Brown, a 33-year-old Black man from Detroit, was shot and killed in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on June 25, 2021. Police were called about 11:30 p.m. to a parking lot near Madison Avenue SE and 28th Street SE; officers found Brown with a fatal gunshot wound and life-saving efforts at the scene were unsuccessful. An autopsy was scheduled with the County Medical Examiner.

Grand Rapids Police launched a homicide investigation. Detectives and forensic teams processed the scene, and investigators say witnesses reported seeing two men in the area around the time of the shooting. Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Grand Rapids Police Department’s Major Case Team or submit an anonymous tip to Silent Observer.

If anyone witnessed the incident or can place someone near Madison Avenue SE and 28th Street SE that night, please come forward.