Robert Quincy Brown, a 35-year-old Black male from New Castle, was found dead in the early morning hours of January 30, 2014, after New Castle police were sent to check on a suspicious vehicle. What began as a call about a car quickly turned into a homicide investigation when officers found Brown on the ground near his vehicle. Reports placed the scene around Sciota Street and the 1100 block of Moravia Street, near or behind Lutton's Auto Repair, where police said Brown had been shot in the head.
The first reports from the scene described a quiet, early-morning discovery: Brown's body lying near his car, a severe head injury visible, and police treating the death as suspicious almost immediately. A relative who lived near the alley where he was found told reporters she heard a gunshot that morning. Investigators also focused attention on a nearby auto body shop with surveillance cameras, suggesting they were looking for anything that might show what happened in the moments before Brown was killed.
Within days, the case moved from investigation to arrest. New Castle police identified Carlos Anthony Thompson, 37, of New Castle, as a suspect. Thompson was questioned by police, and authorities said he admitted to shooting Brown. He was arrested on February 4, 2014, and charged in connection with Brown's death.
The charges reported against Thompson included criminal homicide, murder, robbery, and firearms-related offenses, including illegal possession of firearms or being a person not permitted to possess firearms. After the arrest, he was held in the Lawrence County Jail. The available news reports described the confession and the charges, but they did not provide a detailed motive for the shooting or describe a later trial, plea, conviction, or sentencing outcome.
