TX - Joshua Brown, 27, (witness in Amber Guyger trial), shot and killed, Dallas, 4 Oct 2019

[imstilla.grandma]

Brown was killed Friday at his current home, the Atera Apartments, about five miles from his former complex where he, Guyger and Jean all lived.

Brown was taken Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
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"And then, I think she went back inside, then came back out," Brown said.

Brown is originally from Jacksonville, Florida, and moved to Texas in 2008, he testified during the trial.
He attended college in Florida, where studied interdisciplinary sciences. He tried to play football after college but got into roofing and became a contractor for a few years.

At the time of his testimony, Brown said he was managing four Airbnb rental properties in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Dallas.
Joshua Brown, witness in Amber Guyger murder trial and neighbor of Botham Jean, shot to death in Dallas - CNN

 

[Kakidoll]

Not sure what you are suggesting. That "activists" (of what movement, exactly?) killed Brown to "propel their movement forward even more"? I haven't heard any suggestion Brown was targeted by white supremacists, about the only "movement" I can think of interested in killing Jewish people & people of color to advance their cause.

Suggesting that Brown might have been killed over a "drug deal gone bad" isn't puzzling, just frankly offensive.

The initial statements put out were that the Police were behind it to shut him up. There are multiple posts about how he backed up AG statement, yet was a pros. witness. So you have both sides fighting over 'who' he actually was helping. The activists that were so prevalent during the trial. Happy with verdict then next day furious about sentence. I think its ridiculous all the made up crap already out there... he was shot in the mouth 'to shut him up', then it the heart, then back, then side. Even the lawyer put in his 2 cents before facts were out (if they even ARE out yet). As for the drugs, his SM is very open about that, and about how he feels on certain subjects. That area where he was shot, has been said to be very 'high crime'. He had no wallet or ID on him, yet he was driving? People do buy pot if they are smoking it 'illegally' so they have to get it somewhere. He was off on a 'chore'....he was rolling a joint. It was night. Was that his apartment? where was he? And yes, i'm suggesting its just as possible that he was out in doing something he shouldn't have been doing, and was robbed/killed, just as it is that others are saying it was a 'hit' by Police to keep him from testifying again. People want to jump to conclusions, so throw them all out and see what sticks.....

 

[turaj]

If I were a juror member in the Guyger case I would maintain a very low profile.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

JB was also shot outside a club last November, and shooter is out on bond. Really need to ask why Mr. Merritt didn't tweet these facts....

Slain witness in Amber Guyger murder trial was prior victim of gun violence, sources say

Oct 6, 2019

DALLAS — Updated at 2:16 p.m. Sunday this story has been updated throughout.

The former neighbor of Botham Jean was gunned down Friday night at an apartment complex, police sources say.

The medical examiner on Sunday officially identified Joshua Brown, 28, as the victim of the shooting. The medical examiner’s office said the autopsy has been conducted, but no results are available.

Brown was shot several times by an unknown person late Friday night, according to a post by attorney Lee Merritt. Merritt is an attorney for Botham Jean's family.
[ This info only tweeted and/or provided by Merritt -- not confirmed by ME].

[...]

Police say when they arrived at the complex, they found a man in the parking lot with gunshot wounds. Brown was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

After Friday night’s shooting witnesses told police they heard several gunshots and saw a silver four-door sedan leaving the parking lot after the shooting. They were not able to provide a physical description of any possible suspects.

[...]

Last November, Brown was shot and another man killed outside a strip club called the Dallas Cabaret on Walnut Ridge Street in Northwest Dallas.

Kendall Deshonn Morris has been indicted on a charge of murder and an aggravated assault in connection with the incident. He is currently out on bond. bbm

The Dallas Morning News wrote a story on the incident last December.

The News cited an arrest affidavit stating that Morris and another man were at the club celebrating a birthday and encountered Brown at the strip club.

The other man wanted to fight Brown and the two men fought in the street, the News reported. When Brown and his friends attempted to leave, Morris pulled a gun out of a car and handed it to another man, the story said.

Nicholas Shaq'uan Diggs was killed and Brown was hit in the foot.

ETA: I think it's outrageous that Mr Merritt has been perpetuating rumor as facts (JB shot in mouth) while failing to report that JB was witnessed a murder, and was also shot last November. ME has not confirmed anything reported by Merritt.

Defendant in this case is out on bond. IMO, more likely that defendant wanted witness dead than death related to AG trial.

Coincidence NOT that Merritt failed to report these facts versus inciting the public opinion on his death. MOO

Conscious Selfish Deliberative Opportunism.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Perkins, a friend of Shaun King, shared on Twitter why he funded the $100,000 reward. He wrote: “Every murder is sad. The particulars around this specific set of circumstances make it important that everyone learn why this happened irrespective of the outcome. Either way a killer needs to be caught & I wish in every case these resources could be brought to bear for justice.”
Bill Perkins Funds Reward to Find Who Killed Joshua Brown | Heavy.com

 

[kittythehare]

The initial statements put out were that the Police were behind it to shut him up. There are multiple posts about how he backed up AG statement, yet was a pros. witness. So you have both sides fighting over 'who' he actually was helping. The activists that were so prevalent during the trial. Happy with verdict then next day furious about sentence. I think its ridiculous all the made up crap already out there... he was shot in the mouth 'to shut him up', then it the heart, then back, then side. Even the lawyer put in his 2 cents before facts were out (if they even ARE out yet). As for the drugs, his SM is very open about that, and about how he feels on certain subjects. That area where he was shot, has been said to be very 'high crime'. He had no wallet or ID on him, yet he was driving? People do buy pot if they are smoking it 'illegally' so they have to get it somewhere. He was off on a 'chore'....he was rolling a joint. It was night. Was that his apartment? where was he? And yes, i'm suggesting its just as possible that he was out in doing something he shouldn't have been doing, and was robbed/killed, just as it is that others are saying it was a 'hit' by Police to keep him from testifying again. People want to jump to conclusions, so throw them all out and see what sticks.....

Why would he need to be smoking or buying it illegally?
Marijuana Is Now Legal...ish in Texas
His leg injury would grant him access to compassionate access programme
How to Navigate Texas' Confusing Medical Marijuana Laws

 

[Seattle1]

It's reported that "he lived in fear" of being shot -- why is that? Perhaps he believed he was being sought by somebody.

I believe I just answered my own question. JB witnessed a murder -- while also shot.

Last November, Brown was shot and another man killed outside a strip club called the Dallas Cabaret on Walnut Ridge Street in Northwest Dallas.

Kendall Deshonn Morris has been indicted on a charge of murder and an aggravated assault in connection with the incident. He is currently out on bond. bbm

The Dallas Morning News wrote a story on the incident last December.

Man arrested in fatal shooting outside Dallas strip club after Thanksgiving

Dec 13, 2018

Kendall Deshonn Morris was booked Wednesday on a murder charge in the death of Nicholas Shaq'uan Diggs outside Dallas Cabaret.

Diggs, 25, was found dead in the street around 4:45 a.m. Nov. 23 in the 2400 block of Walnut Ridge Street. A second victim, 28-year-old Joshua Brown, was wounded in the shooting. bbm

ETA: KM allegedly murdered victim and shot JB on 11/23/18 but not arrested until 12/13/18. Seems to me it took a couple weeks to apprehend the shooter, and good reason for JB to be fearful (not the narrative activists and Merritt are pushing). Shooter is also currently out on bond - hope he's being investigated.
MOO

 

[kittythehare]

Unlikely it was a cop, or someone actually trained in using weapons. You want center mass, not extremities.

Multiple shots to lower body.. Hit an artery or two, anywhere in the body and death without medical attention will ensue.
Enough to cause death.
He is dead.

I have a sick feeling this case will never be solved.

 

[PaulR]

Multiple shots to lower body.. Hit an artery or two, anywhere in the body and death without medical attention will ensue.
Enough to cause death.
He is dead.

I have a sick feeling this case will never be solved.

Not reliable though. It's easy to miss the legs, someone shot in the legs can still fight back because they have use of their arms, etc. Center mass is bigger and has more things you can hit to incapacitate - not just many arteries, but heart, lungs, etc.

Why Shoot Center Mass? :: Guns.com

 

[Kakidoll]

Why would he need to be smoking or buying it illegally?
Marijuana Is Now Legal...ish in Texas
His leg injury would grant him access to compassionate access programme
How to Navigate Texas' Confusing Medical Marijuana Laws

possibly. That's just it, we don't know yet. He obviously didn't hide it, so people knew. He may have it legally, or may not. The statements that are out there are just all over the place. To immediately say it was about the AG trial was a jump, to say he was executed because he was a snitch....the attorney Merritt did more harm than good by putting out false rhetoric.. My post was basically just to point out there are SO many other things it could be. the newest i JUST read wa that he was shot a year ago and witness to a murder and that guy is out on bond....... Guy had a history we are just finding out about, flaming the fires of race and police injustice, just doesn't need done right now.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

There were disputes Saturday about where the gunshot wounds were on Brown’s body. Civil attorney Lee Merritt, who’s also the Jean family’s attorney, tweeted that Brown was shot in the mouth and chest as he was leaving his car. He later said he also heard Brown had been shot in back.

In a news release Sunday, police said Brown was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his lower body. Judge Clay Jenkins also tweeted that Brown was not shot in the mouth or head.

“Dallas County, the City of Dallas and others will work to ensure a transparent and thorough investigation of the murder of Joshua Brown. Mr. Brown was not shot in the mouth or head but was shot more than one time. Many career professionals are hard at work on this case,” Jenkins said.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson also responded to the speculation about Brown’s death.

“I trust the Dallas Police Department will conduct a thorough investigation into the death of Joshua Brown. Until we know more about this incident, I encourage everyone to refrain from speculation. If you have information about this case, please share it with our police investigators so they can ensure that justice is done. Dallas will never be a city that tolerates acts of violence such as this,” Johnson said on Twitter.
Dallas County Judge, Police Say Joshua Brown Was Shot Multiple Times But Not In Head, Mouth

 

[turaj]

I dont necessarily think so either.
Did you watch the video?
He was going out, presumable somewhere interesting. His 'chore' was to roll a blunt...
It was nightime, from what I could gather, maybe he did need a sweatshirt to either carry things or expected a drop in temperature.

I guess I am much too old to have a clue what the point was of the video? A tutorial on rolling blunt? A tutorial on smoking? Sorry but what a pointless 11 minutes!!

 

[jjenny]

Multiple shots to lower body.. Hit an artery or two, anywhere in the body and death without medical attention will ensue.
Enough to cause death.
He is dead.

I have a sick feeling this case will never be solved.

I have the opposite feeling. Big rewards are being offered. I think the case will be solved and quickly.

 

[BellaVita]

Not a hope.
Merrit tweeted that the first report he received was that Joshua had been shot in the back. The second report, which is the one that broke the internet stated he was told by a close family member that MO told them he was shot in the mouth and the chest, presumably heart, if chest... but couple of hrs later Merrit tweeted again thatlocation of shots may have been incorrect and a paramedic or something , told him he was REALLY shot in buttock and side....
I was furious because the social media #s are galloping with the mouth shooting, as we all did... and I wondered how it might have come about, if there was an innocent explanation for the mouth shot.. It is possible he bled from his mouth following an abdominal shooting, a side shooting, a back shooting or a mouth shooting or a straight up heart shooting and now I am ready for the home for the permanently bewildered..
I could kill Merrit right now...
He managed to gain control of the info flow and he almost started a war with it.
He likes his fame, he's damn good at his job but PR is not his calling... twitter is broken from the repetitive insanity without the slightest trace of evidence... no point trying to talk to them they don't wanna know...

Well, twitter is ridiculous and I have no clue how so many people just took the hook and ran with it. Seems people were very energized with the hope that this shooting was engineered by DPD or white supremacists. People were actually HOPING for it. If this truly had nothing to do with AG case, disappointment will reign. People willing to believe anything without facts, running amok over the internet.

 

[Hope4More]

The initial statements put out were that the Police were behind it to shut him up. There are multiple posts about how he backed up AG statement, yet was a pros. witness. So you have both sides fighting over 'who' he actually was helping. The activists that were so prevalent during the trial. Happy with verdict then next day furious about sentence. I think its ridiculous all the made up crap already out there... he was shot in the mouth 'to shut him up', then it the heart, then back, then side. Even the lawyer put in his 2 cents before facts were out (if they even ARE out yet). As for the drugs, his SM is very open about that, and about how he feels on certain subjects. That area where he was shot, has been said to be very 'high crime'. He had no wallet or ID on him, yet he was driving? People do buy pot if they are smoking it 'illegally' so they have to get it somewhere. He was off on a 'chore'....he was rolling a joint. It was night. Was that his apartment? where was he? And yes, i'm suggesting its just as possible that he was out in doing something he shouldn't have been doing, and was robbed/killed, just as it is that others are saying it was a 'hit' by Police to keep him from testifying again. People want to jump to conclusions, so throw them all out and see what sticks.....

Botham Jean smoked weed just before Amber opened his door and shot him to death. Does the fact he smoked weed give anyone the right to assume he was a drug dealer? If it was Botham, not Brown, who was gunned down where Brown was, would folks so quickly assume it had to be about drugs, because Botham was black and known to smoke weed?

Even after Trayvon's murder, is it really still a default conclusion that being black & wearing a hoodie is "evidence" enough to find a black man suspicious?

And, to point out the obvious, if you're riled up about "made up crap" and people "jumping to conclusions," why are you suggesting Brown might have been dealing drugs, that he had to have a nefarious reason for not having ID on him (the facts about that are in fact unknown), that doing a chore meant rolling a joint (as irrelevant that is one way or another), that being in a "high crime" area, at night, means he was "doing something he shouldn't have been doing" and was killed as a result?

Is being out at night while black now enough "evidence" to believe he must have had it coming to him?

 

[Seattle1]

Why would he need to be smoking or buying it illegally?
Marijuana Is Now Legal...ish in Texas
His leg injury would grant him access to compassionate access programme
How to Navigate Texas' Confusing Medical Marijuana Laws

JB testified he previously had a felony conviction for illegal substance. IMO, he's not likely to be seeking medical MJ -- especially if on probation for earlier charge.

Also, hemp is legal - but MJ is still illegal in TX.

Is pot now legal in Texas? District attorneys scrambling to respond to clumsy legislative action

July 1, 2019

Anything with more than 0.3 percent THC is considered marijuana and still illegal, while anything under that is deemed legal hemp. That’s a boon for would-be hemp farmers who want to cash in on the new crop, but it presents problems for crime labs —including the Houston Forensic Science Center — that lack the pricey equipment needed to draw that distinction. bbm

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has also spoken out about Brown’s death.

“Just when we caught a glimpse of justice for Botham Jean, much of it feels stolen back with the murder of Joshua Brown, a key witness in the case,” she tweeted on Sunday. “My heart breaks for his family and for everyone touched by this tragedy. We must get to the bottom of this injustice.”
Key Witness in Trial of Cop Convicted of Murdering Black Man in His Apartment Has Been Killed

 

[dixiegirl1035]

DailyMail has some more social photos of JB. He seems to like the color blue and has not a few tattoos including his neck, shoulder, and also Jesus & Calvary on his chest/heart. Does anyone know what the tattoo letters are on the underside of his arm?
Neighbor of Botham Jean who delivered testimony in Amber Guyger murder trial is shot dead | Daily Mail Online

PS Can this thread title be corrected, his name is Joshua.

It appears to me the letters on his arm spell FLORIDA. Is it is a selfie, they are backwards.

Brown attended college in southern Florida where studied interdisciplinary sciences.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Jean’s trial has received national attention in the midst of a nationwide debate about police misconduct against people of color as Guyger is white and Jean was black.
Key Witness in Amber Guyger Murder Case Fatally Shot Days After Emotional Trial Wraps Up

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Joshua Brown, who was praised for his courage in coming forward to give evidence, is shot dead in Dallas
Witness whose evidence helped convict police officer over murder of black man is killed days after verdict

While police have not released the identity of the victim, Dallas County District Attorney’s Office Kimberlee Leach did identify Brown as the deceased to TIME.
Key Witness in Amber Guyger Murder Case Fatally Shot Days After Emotional Trial Wraps Up