Curtis Lee Brown Jr was 28 when he was shot and killed in the early morning hours of September 26, 2017, in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. The shooting occurred about 3 a.m.; a passerby later found him in a front yard on Howell Avenue and called police. Officers found Brown with a single gunshot wound to his shoulder, apparently fired from a small-caliber handgun.

The Muskegon Heights Police Department led the investigation with help from the Muskegon County Violent Crimes Task Force. Despite initial leads, the case went cold. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. The family and friends remember Brown as a beloved individual taken far too soon.

Does anyone who lived near Howell Avenue on September 26, 2017, or who has information about shootings that night, have details that could help the investigation?