Travis Merrell Harrell, 46, was killed in a mass shooting outside Stewart’s Rest Spot, a neighborhood bar at 1422 W. Atkinson Avenue near North 14th Street in Milwaukee, during the early morning hours of March 22, 2025. Police say an argument that began inside the bar moved into the parking lot around 1:45 a.m., involved members of two groups who apparently knew one another, and escalated until multiple people pulled guns and opened fire. Detectives concluded three shooters were involved.

Harrell was not described as a participant in the original dispute; investigators and relatives said he had been attempting to intervene and break up the fighting when he was struck and killed. Surveillance video reportedly shows a large crowd and multiple people firing from positions near a tree and a vehicle; a neighbor recalled hearing roughly 13 or 14 rapid shots. A 39-year-old bystander was also wounded and taken to a hospital with nonfatal injuries. By May 30, 2025, police said one of the three suspected shooters had been apprehended, while two others remained under investigation.

Anyone with information about the confrontation or the shooters is asked to contact Milwaukee police or Crime Stoppers.