{"id":309998,"date":"2026-10-19T18:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309998\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T18:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:20:09","slug":"naython-brown-murder-reward-offered-to-help-solve-2019-cold-case-homicide-on-i-95-in-delaware-county-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309998\/","title":{"rendered":"Naython Brown murder: Reward offered to help solve 2019 cold case homicide on I-95 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa.  (WPVI) &#8212; Pennsylvania State Police are offering a $5,000 reward for information that solves the 2019 murder of a man who was shot and killed while his car was broken down on Interstate 95 in Delaware County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Troopers said they are hoping a reward would encourage someone to come forward to help them solve this cold case from exactly seven years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/man-found-dead-on-i-95-state-police-investigating-as-homicide\/5631497\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Naython Brown, 33, was found dead<\/a> after a report of a body in the grassy median of I-95, near the exit to the Commodore Barry Bridge, on Oct. 18, 2019, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Troopers said Brown had a gunshot wound to the head.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">RELATED: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/crime-fighters-who-killed-naython-brown\/5875906\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Crime Fighters: Who shot and killed Naython Brown?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Investigators said Brown was driving his Chevy Monte Carlo from Philadelphia to Chester on I-95 South when he caught a flat tire around 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He was shot and killed while waiting for assistance to fix the tire, according to troopers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In 2020, Brown&#8217;s aunt Lisshon Brown told Action News, &#8220;Nate was fun, he was loving, a hard worker, he loved working at SEPTA so proud of that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">She described her nephew as the &#8220;heart and soul&#8221; of their family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;He, you know, just did everything for the family. If he needed to help out financially, if he needed you just to talk to, lecture the young kids about doing better and being better,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;We don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s random. We don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s somebody he knows. We don&#8217;t know anything and we need help finding out,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Just imagine if this has happened to anybody in your family. You know you would want justice, you would want to know what happened because he did not deserve this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact PSP Philadelphia Criminal Investigation Unit at 215-452-5216, PSP Tips Toll Free at 1-800-472-8477 or online at <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.p3tips.com\/tipform.aspx?ID=107.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.p3tips.com\/tipform.aspx?ID=107.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. 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