MACON, Ga. — A 16-year-old has been arrested in the shooting of a Macon man outside of his north Macon home on Lokchapee Landing, according to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.
The man is accused of shooting 50-year-old Brian Mathew Brown outside of his home on Lokchapee Landing in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2023. He was known to most people as Matt Brown.
Because the suspect is a juvenile, the sheriff's office is not releasing the man's name. They were arrested just before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Brown had walked outside and, shortly after, gunshots rang out. His wife, Sylvia Rose-Brown, says he was checking an alarm outside near his truck.
When authorities arrived, he was found with a single gunshot wound, and Brown was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man was arrested and taken to the Regional Youth Detention Center. The sheriff's office says he is also facing three additional counts of aggravated assault in a shooting that took place Jan. 11 in the 3800 block Tela Place.
This is an ongoing investigation. If you have any information, you can call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
'It just broke our hearts'
Days after Brown's killing, members of the north Macon neighborhood where brown lived gathered for a vigil.
Several neighbors spoke about how grateful they were to have him as a neighbor. Susan Jolley is the president of the housing board. She said when everyone heard the news, they simply couldn't believe they'd lost him.
"It was crushing. I mean we all stood out here for 45 minutes not knowing who it was and when we found out, it just broke our hearts," Jolley said.
His mom, Pam Brown, was grateful he was loved.
"I just want to thank all y'all for loving him because he loved you so," Pam said.
His parents said he wanted to spread his kindness and knowledge to help people. His mother, Pam Brown, says she misses that about him.
"In the beginning, I thought I was teaching him, but it turns out he was teaching me how to be a better person," Pam said.
Pam asked her son why he wanted to live in a condo and not build his own home. He was known for his construction work and knowledge about upkeeping houses.
"He said well mama there's so many older people that live out here and I think I need to be here to help them," Pam said.
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