Brown lived on same floor as Botham Jean who was killed by Dallas Police officer Amber Guyger.
, Merritt said in a longer statement which he also posted on Facebook that his death"underscores the reality of the black experience in America."
"We have more work to do [to] deal with the constant threats to our community both from within and without. Brown deserves the same justice he sought to ensure the Jean family."Dallas Police said officers were flagged down by"several witnesses" on the night in question, where they directed them to the where the victim was. When officers arrived at the scene, Brown was found"lying on the ground in the apartment parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds.
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