WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The family of a man killed during a shooting in Winter Haven on July 4 wants help from the community to find who killed him.
Demetrick Brown, 26, was shot and killed at a pop-up block party along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Winter Haven Police confirmed to 10 Tampa Bay.
Brown's godmother said that he leaves behind two sons and a lot of family who loved him dearly.
"He was outstanding," Brown's godmother, Sabrina Young, said. "[A] Laid back young man."
Winter Haven Police is asking for anyone who knows anything or has any video to come forward as they search for the shooter. Brown's family is asking the same.
"I was known to him as 'mom'...We just really want to know because we just don’t know," Young said. "We just don’t know who did it."
Young described Brown as an easygoing guy who was loved by many.
"He has a village of people who played a part of the man he is," Young said. "It’s closure and it helps you sleep better at night to know who is responsible for his death."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-8477 or Winter Haven Police at 863-401-2256. These tips are anonymous and could earn you a $5,000 cash reward.