Arnold Brown, 52, was fatally shot on the evening of August 28, 2019, at his Meridian, Mississippi, residence on Ash Avenue. Responding officers found him in the carport about 9:30 p.m. with multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators treated the killing as a targeted attack rather than a random act.

The investigation quickly focused on family members. In early September 2019, Brown’s 18-year-old stepson Onorious Campbell turned himself in and was charged with murder; a judge later bound the case over to a grand jury and set Campbell’s bond at $500,000. A detective testified at the preliminary hearing that a witness identified Campbell as the shooter, that Campbell offered an alibi of playing basketball at a church, and that there had been prior animosity between Campbell and Brown, including a shooting of Brown in July 2018. In November 2019, 19-year-old stepdaughter Shaterrica K. Hayes was arrested and charged with accessory before the fact, accused of having prior knowledge of the plan and warning people to stay away the night of the shooting.

No information about the final disposition of the charges was provided. If anyone knew Arnold Brown or has information about the night of August 28, 2019, please come forward.