Alleged shooting victim of Antonio Brown declines further participation in Miami criminal case

The decision of the alleged victim to withdraw participation impacts whether the second-degree attempted murder prosecution against Antonio Brown will continue, though the state retains the authority to decide whether to drop the case.

• •Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, the alleged victim of a shooting involving Antonio Brown, no longer wishes to participate in the legal process.
• •Attorney Richard L. Cooper stated that his client has forgiven Antonio Brown.
• •Antonio Brown's defense attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, stated they hope the state will grant a motion to dismiss the second-degree attempted murder case.
• •The defense has cited Florida's Stand Your Ground law, arguing that Brown acted in self-defense during the May 2025 incident in Miami's Little Haiti.
• •Surveillance footage captured a physical altercation involving Brown and others shortly before midnight on the night of the incident.
• •Authorities allege that Brown retrieved a weapon from a vehicle and that bullets grazed Nantambu's neck.
• •Brown was not initially arrested on the night of the incident because police could not locate a victim at the scene.
• •An arrest warrant was issued in June while Brown was in Dubái, after which U.S. Marshals detained him abroad and returned him to Miami-Dade County.