John Brown

John Brown, a 53-year-old Black male, was found at the intersection of Washington and Boylston Streets in downtown Boston on November 16, 2016. Police responded to a report of trauma at that location; he was identified as John Brown and pronounced deceased. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later determined the manner of death to be homicide.

His killing remains listed among the Boston Police Department’s 2016 unsolved homicides, and no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. Detectives have continued to seek tips from the community through the department’s Homicide Unit and CrimeStoppers lines as they work to identify anyone responsible.