Sacramento, California – In a major push for justice in four unsolved cases across the state, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday a total of $200,000 in rewards — $50,000 for each case — including one tied to the tragic 2021 murder of 22-year-old U.S. Navy sailor Cornelius Donte Brown in La Mesa.
Brown, an active-duty third-class petty officer stationed on the USS Abraham Lincoln at Naval Base Coronado, was fatally shot nearly four years ago to the day. On the night of April 24, 2021, Brown was hosting a small gathering at his La Mesa apartment when two masked individuals knocked on the door. When Brown answered, one of them opened fire. Both suspects fled on foot. Despite years of investigation, police have yet to make an arrest.
“My son’s murder will never be behind me. It’s forever in front of me,” said Addrienne Brown, Cornelius’ mother, who lives in South Carolina. “The ones that killed my baby — their moms can touch them, talk to them, hug them. I have to go visit mine at a cemetery.”…