In a tragic turn of events on a Monday morning in September 2022, Jermaine Brown, a 36-year-old man from Lawrenceville, Georgia, was shot and killed. The fatal incident took place behind a business located at 4534 Stone Mountain Highway in Lilburn, a building that houses several automotive shops. Police responded to reports of a person shot around 10:30 a.m. and found Brown deceased at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound.
Investigations revealed that the shooting stemmed from a dispute between Brown and the owner of one of the businesses in the complex. According to police, Brown was not an employee or a customer at any of the shops. The business owner was taken in for questioning by detectives, and the possibility of self-defense was being considered as a motive in the altercation.
Two firearms were recovered by investigators at the scene of the shooting. While multiple witnesses were interviewed, authorities did not immediately disclose how many shots were fired or if both the business owner and Brown were armed during the dispute. At the time of the initial reports, no charges had been filed in connection with the shooting, and the police stated they were not actively searching for any suspects, indicating that all involved parties were accounted for.
Further details about any subsequent arrests or the final outcome of the investigation have not been made publicly available in the months following the incident. An obituary for Jermaine Antonio Brown, matching the age and date of death, noted he was a father of three and was pursuing technical skills at Gwinnett Technical College. The case was noted as the third homicide investigation in Gwinnett County in a span of just three days.
