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Nicholas A. Brown

Victim

Nicholas A. Brown

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2021 · Age 33 · Davenport, IA

Last Known Information

Nicholas A. Brown, 33, was shot on January 30, 2021 after Davenport police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in the 600 block of Fillmore Street. Officers found Brown with life-threatening gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital, where he later died of his injuries. The Iowa Attorney General's office, which tracks intimate-partner homicides statewide, listed Brown among the men killed in such circumstances and noted that no arrests had been made in the case. He was survived by eight children.

Location

Davenport, IA · Scott County

Discovery / Timeline
  • 2021: Case opens — victim reported missing or found.
  • Documented milestones (renewed investigation, media coverage, family advocacy) to be added as sourced.
  • Present: case remains unresolved. No named suspect has been convicted.
Investigation
  • Victim identity and the January 30, 2021 date and circumstances, per contemporaneous news reporting.
  • The Iowa Attorney General's office's official tracking confirms no arrests had been made in the case as of its report.
What Remains Unknown
  • No suspect has been publicly identified.
  • The specific nature of the domestic disturbance that preceded the shooting was not detailed in available public reporting.
Sources
  • Iowa Attorney General's Office — Iowa Men Killed by Their Intimate Partners report
  • Quad-City Times — case report
  • Project Cold Case
  • Murder Accountability Project
  • NamUs
Unanswered Questions
What has the Davenport Police Department's investigation established since 2021?
Has any suspect been identified or charged in the years since the shooting?
What connection, if any, did the domestic disturbance have to Brown's own household versus a neighboring one?
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