Joseph Marwan Brown, 27, was shot and killed on February 25, 2021, near Nine Mile and Greenfield roads in Southfield, Michigan. Police officers rendered life-saving aid at the scene; Brown was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. He was a resident of Taylor, Michigan.

Investigators tied the shooting to a dispute that involved Brown’s girlfriend and her ex-boyfriend. Two 21-year-old men — one from Oak Park and one from Detroit — were arrested about a mile from the scene and charged with carrying a concealed weapon. After the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the evidence and additional information, prosecutor Karen McDonald declined to file homicide charges, concluding the shooting was an act of self-defense.

What further details about the encounter and the evidence would help clarify exactly how events escalated that night?