Suspect Arrested in 2023 Killing of Atlanta Photographer Bryan Brown
Mamadi Sylla has been apprehended and faces charges including murder, aggravated assault, and armed robbery in connection with the death of 38-year-old Atlanta photographer Bryan Brown in February 2023. Brown was discovered with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle parked outside a Wells Fargo bank in South Fulton, Georgia, on February 10, 2023; his cell phone was missing. He operated a thriving studio in East Point and had been in his hometown of Blakely the previous night, preparing to launch a second studio with his husband, Philippe Bertrand. Bertrand noted that Brown called him while driving home but never made it. After three years and eight months of investigation, Sylla was identified by Bertrand and arrested in September, currently held without bond.
Key facts
- Bryan Brown, 38, was found shot dead in a car outside a Wells Fargo bank in South Fulton, Atlanta, Georgia, on February 10, 2023
- Brown owned a photography studio in East Point and was opening a second studio in Blakely, Georgia, with husband Philippe Bertrand
- Surveillance footage showed the car backing into a parking lot around 2 a.m. and a person fleeing at about 3:11 a.m.
- Investigators initially considered suicide before treating the death as a homicide
- Bertrand spent three years and eight months investigating and identified Mamadi Sylla as the suspect
- Police arrested Sylla in September
- Sylla faces murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and other charges
- Sylla is being held without bond
Entities
Artists
- Bryan Brown
- Philippe Bertrand
- Samuel Chatman
- Mamadi Sylla
Institutions
- Wells Fargo
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- WSB-TV Atlanta 2
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Locations
- Atlanta
- United States
- Georgia
- South Fulton
- East Point
- Blakely