Detectives Hunt Down Clues In Murder Of Woman, 7-Year-Old Son
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Baltimore battles back against one of its deadliest months in decades. Some of May's rash of killings are still unsolved, including the murder of a mother and her 7-year-old son. Now city police hit the neighborhood full force.
Meghan McCorkell with the new push.
Detectives are trying to get more witnesses to come forward so they can solve more of these cases.
It's been nearly a month since the bodies of seven-year-old Kester Browne and his mother, Jennifer Jeffrey-Browne, were found. Both--shot in the head inside their Upmanor Road home.
"When I heard, it was very shocking that it was so close to my home," said Alicia Woodridge, neighbor.
Despite the shock, police say the community has not come forward with tips in the case.
"This is all about protecting our children and innocents. If we can't protect our children, who can we protect?" said Det. Sgt. Lamar Howard, Baltimore City Police Department.
Now detectives are going door-to-door, pleading for answers from anyone who may know who could have killed the two.
"People ain't talking. I don't know. I know somebody had to see this, had to see something," said Moses Thorpe, neighbor.
The mother and son were killed in one of the deadliest months Baltimore has ever seen.
Forty-three people were murdered in the month of May alone. That's the most in a month since 1972. The cases have overwhelmed homicide detectives.
"The guys, they work tirelessly. They believe in what we're here for--to bring a sense of justice to the victims that we work for," said Howard.
Now, as teddy bears and flowers sit outside the Browne's home, neighbors pray for answers.
"Even when I saw it on TV, I broke down and I said, 'It don't make no sense. A seven-year-old boy and a mother,'" said Regina Gray.
A child and mother, whose killer is still on the loose.
So far, there have been 139 homicides in the city of Baltimore this year. That's 46 more than this time last year.
Shootings are also up in the city, with nearly double the number in June of 2014.
