Trent Harper, an 18-year-old Black man from Racine, Wisconsin, was fatally shot near his north-side home in the early morning of March 10, 2026. Police were called shortly after 1 a.m. to Republic Avenue and 32nd Street (reports also place the scene in the 3200 block of Republic Avenue). Harper suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, was taken to a hospital, and died from his injuries. His mother, LaToya James, said she heard the shot and her son cry out, and family described him as a happy, sports-loving young man who had graduated from Horlick High School in 2025 and played on the football team.

Investigators say the shooting occurred during a planned middle-of-the-night firearms trade at Harper’s residence. The criminal complaint alleges Demontae Collins and Vonta Rockette went to the home and that gunfire erupted; reporting does not clearly establish which person fired the fatal shot. Detectives relied on surveillance footage, a social-media video, automated Flock camera data and cell-phone GPS to reconstruct movements. Racine police announced the arrests of Collins and Rockette on May 13; the investigation was described as active and no final court outcome was reported.