WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Winter Haven Police Department is doubling its award for information resulting in an arrest in Demetrick Brown’s homicide.
Joined by Brown’s household, Police Chief David Brannan introduced the reward has ticked as much as $10,000.
“What we need is more help from the public, people who may have seen something.”
Brown was shoot throughout a Fourth of July block party this 12 months. Two others had been injured.
His household remembered him as a humble and kind-hearted particular person.
“They gave a $10,000 reward for my brother’s death. Which is a lot of money for some. It shouldn’t even take $10,000, because he was an innocent guy. Stand up guy, humble person, will give you the shirt off his back,” Dejuan Hopkins mentioned.
Brown’s household mentioned it has been laborious for them, strolling round realizing the particular person accountable for Brown’s dying is free.
“I know many people that was out there someone seeing something, you know, and it’s hard house, because we don’t know. We could be standing beside the killer one day in the grocery store. Don’t even know it,” mentioned his father, Roger Campbell.
On Thursday, investigators went out into the neighborhood the place the taking pictures occurred. Police and the household went door to door hanging fliers, staking yard indicators, and speaking to folks within the neighborhood.
“All that don’t snitch, that’s got to stop. It’s got to stop. Because if it was one of your family members, you will want the same thing. You wouldn’t want to sit around for a month, two months, three months in limbo. Worrying if the case is going to get solved or if it’ll be a cold case for five, 10 years,” mentioned Campbell. “No, we don’t want that. We want justice.”
Brown leaves behind two sons; three-year-old Kobe and one-year-old King.. Kenya Wright, Kobe’s mom spoke up, saying the dying has been laborious on her son.
“We’ve been having a tough time. My son is three, so he doesn’t perceive the place his dad is. He simply understands he doesn’t know the place his dad is,” she said. “One day my son is going to grow up and ask where his dad is. I don’t want to have to tell him someone took his life and they’re still out there.”
Police mentioned there was about 100 folks within the vacant lot on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard NE on the Fourth of July. Just as fireworks began to go off, somebody began taking pictures.
“We’ve interviewed probably close to 100 people at this time. We need that one piece out there to close this case,” mentioned Chief Brannan.
Every week after that taking pictures, WHPD posted a photograph of a girl they had been trying to discuss to.
Chief Brannan mentioned they had been capable of finding her, however extra information continues to be wanted.
If you might have information concerning the homicide, you possibly can name Crimestoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS. You may also textual content or dial **TIPS out of your cellular phone.