On the morning of Sunday, December 3, 2017, the body of 37-year-old Corey Tyrone Brown was found in the 600 block of Lucerne Street NW in Roanoke, Virginia. Police were called at 6:25 a.m.; Brown, a Black / African American man, had suffered a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to the medical examiner’s office for autopsy.

Investigators quickly identified a person of interest in the case. Evidence from the scene and witness interviews led to a warrant for the arrest of 45-year-old Byron Lamont Brandon, also of Roanoke. Brandon was charged with second-degree murder. He was later located and arrested in Greensboro, North Carolina, with assistance from the Greensboro Police Department’s Violent Crime Apprehension Team. The motive has not been disclosed.

If anyone has information about Corey Brown, his movements on December 3, 2017, or contacts between Brown and Byron Lamont Brandon, please share what is known with the investigating agency.