On the morning of March 25, 2023, in Columbus, Mississippi, 28-year-old Jeremy Rashad Brown was fatally shot in an incident that was shockingly streamed on Facebook Live. The male victim was at his Greentree Apartments residence with his wife, Kadejah Michelle Brown, when a domestic argument escalated. Jeremy Brown was attempting to leave the apartment to de-escalate the situation when his wife shot him.
Law enforcement officers responded to a domestic violence call and found Jeremy
Brown deceased at the scene from a single gunshot wound. A handgun was recovered inside the apartment. The investigation revealed a history of domestic violence between the couple. The altercation and subsequent shooting were captured on a Facebook Live stream, which became a key piece of evidence in the case.
Kadejah Michelle Brown, who was 29 at the time of her sentencing, was arrested and charged with murder. In May 2024, she pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. While she claimed in court that the shooting was an accident, the evidence presented led to her conviction. She was sentenced to 40 years in prison, with 34 years to be served behind bars and the remaining six years on supervised release. The couple's four children were reportedly in the home at the time of the incident.
