Gregory Charles “G-Man” Hills and his stepfather, Lawrence James “Son” Brown, were killed during a connected shooting in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 24, 2013. Gregory was only 19 years old. Lawrence was 53.
Their bodies were found at separate locations in the Gert Town area, but the scenes were only a few blocks apart. Gregory was discovered lying in the street after being shot, while Lawrence was found inside or near a pickup truck that had crashed into a building after he suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
The close timing, short distance and family relationship between the victims led New Orleans police to treat the deaths as part of the same violent event. However, investigators never publicly released a complete account of what happened before the shooting, where the first shots were fired or why the two men were targeted…