Male: Black victim : Gavin brooks

Lead: what happened

On Friday, October 11, 2022, at 10:30 PM, Centerville Police officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Baker Rd about 3 miles outside of Centerville. also known as Baker's Field to investigate a report of a body found in the field at 10:02pm. According to Det. J Eagle's notes, the body of a man later identified as Gavin Brooks was found in Baker's Field lying face up on a yellow queen size sheet surrounded by daisies. Gavin had a single gunshot wound to the head, confirmed by autopsy to be the cause of death. It appears that Mr. Brooks was on a picnic date at the field based on the found and wine found at the crime scene. There were two tracks of footprints including Mr. Brooks' and tire tracks that match a car registered to Mr. Brooks' but that was not found at the scene. The vehicle was found this morning in downtown Centerville. The autopsy and the evidence from the scene confirm foul play. This homicide remains under investigation.