Gustav Brown IV, age 22

Lost to gun violence on January 3, 2022 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

If you have any information please call Greensboro Crimestoppers 336-373-1000.

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  • Personality:
    19 Walk run, hide! Be truthful about it. Stop the violence starts at home🏡
    1 Funny, loving , charming , intelligent, Needed a good friend honestly.
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    17 Western Guilford High School
  • Comments:
    52 a great friend gone so soon 💔 PUT THESE GUNS DOWN
    19 4 months later, you're still truly missed❤
    32 Your truly missed I love you
    19 5 months no word, still sad
    20 I love you and miss y’all very much it’s going on six months nothing
    21 6 mos gone 7/3/22 😭
    31 Remember ya'll can't Hide, vengeance is mine..doth saith the Lord
    29 I light your candle here every day🙏💔😪
    38 No Justice ♥️No Peace♥️
    38 God saw it all🙏😪
    34 God saw it all🙏
    27 #REALFAMILY4L<3
    28 When no mo BLOOD is loss🩸🩸
    24 $10,000 Crimestoppers reward posted today.
    15 314 days gone, where is the justice?
    21 Crimestoppers got $$ for ya, if ya saw sumthin, say sumthin!!!❤️🙏😭🎈
    17 Merry Xmas, RIP Lil Gus🙏🕯
    21 To God be the Glory, justice will be served,
    22 To Lil Gus' close friend Pooh,❤️
    19 You & Joli were pickin up Kash tonite 😭🙏RIH
    23 My ❤️is broken,I miss your laugh, your smile,your love for life & others🙏🎈❤️😍
    23 They say "snitches get stitches", We grieving fam call you Heroes
    23 We will never forget you, NEVER!!!!!🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏
    20 Jesus will fix it 🙏🙏
    17 He is Risen🙏💔🐕🕯
    16 We will walk until these senseless murders stop!
    20 Others may have forgotten, but I haven't. Justice Will be served!!!
    22 I haven't forgotten you 🕊 I never will❤️
    23 Man you're still missed every hour of the day. ❤️🙏🕊
    20 When you've done all you can do🙏🏽🕊🕊🙏
    22 Gustav Sidney Brown IV We honour your name🙏
    20 everybody missin you out here 🥺 until we meet again 🕊️🥀
    12 Happy Heavenly Birthday Lil Gus🎈🎈🎈🎈🎂💔🥳🙏🏽
    16 I miss you DUDE ‼️‼️‼️‼️
    12 Someone took my hugs away… I miss you nephew!!
    6 Still everyday I miss you, I remember your last hours so vividly❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    2 It's almost birthday time 🎈🎂🥃
    6 wish i can just go bck make everything better 😞 miss you out here 👌🏽 love you lotsss 💛

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