On a cold Christmas Eve in 2020, tragedy struck in University City, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, when 65-year-old Dorsey Kelly Brown was found deceased. The grim discovery was made at a local residence, where another man was also found dead.
Investigations into the unsettling event painted a grim picture of the moments leading up to the discovery. Law enforcement officials determined that Brown was the victim of a homicide, having been shot by the other man present at the scene.
Following the shooting of Brown, the 63-year-old assailant then took his own life.
The case was ultimately classified as a murder-suicide by the University City police. The incident left a somber note on the holiday for the community and for the family and friends of Dorsey Brown, who remembered him as a retired, stern, and awesome individual.
