On the night of August 31, 2020, 27-year-old Evan Basil Brown, a Caucasian male, was fatally shot in Jackson, Mississippi. The incident occurred outside the Pagoda Village Apartments on North Jefferson Street, where Brown was standing with another man, Robert Hunt. Two men reportedly approached them, and without warning, multiple shots were fired. Brown was struck several times and died at the scene, while Hunt sustained a gunshot wound to the back but survived.
This tragic event marked the 78th homicide in the city of Jackson that year.
Evan Brown, born on March 31, 1993, in Flowood, Mississippi, was a husband and a father to two children, Silas and Lorelei. He had worked in the restaurant industry and had a passion for playing the guitar and writing computer code. He was remembered by his family for his love for them and was a member of Boy Scout Troop 300 in his youth.
Following the shooting, the Jackson Police Department launched an investigation that led to the arrest of 36-year-old Beau Hall. Hall was subsequently charged with murder and aggravated assault in connection with the death of Evan Brown and the injury of Robert Hunt. The motive for the shooting has not been publicly disclosed by authorities. The legal proceedings against Hall are anticipated to bring a measure of justice to Brown's grieving family and community.
