On January 17, 2018, 46-year-old Germaine Brown was found fatally shot inside her Garfield Park neighborhood home in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her 2-year-old grandson, King Talbert, was also shot and later died at a hospital. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene; the community responded with shock and mourning after the double homicide.

Authorities identified parole absconder Norman Muhammad Jr. as a person of interest and conducted a three-week manhunt that ended with his arrest in Kentwood. Shortly after being taken into custody he was transported to a hospital, where he died; the medical examiner ruled his death natural disease exacerbated by his attempt to flee law enforcement. Muhammad was never officially named a suspect by the Grand Rapids Police Department.

Germaine’s husband, Darrell Brown, has said his wife had been threatened by Muhammad the day before the killings and noted she had written that if anything happened to her Muhammad would be responsible. The investigation remains open. Does anyone have information that could help bring answers to the family?