Anthony Rivers was 34 when he was fatally shot on the north side of Milwaukee shortly before 1:00 a.m. on September 25, 2017. The shooting took place near North 40th Street and West Villard Avenue, with records giving the location as 5174 N. 40th Street.

Police reports say Rivers became involved in a fight with a male suspect; the confrontation escalated when that person produced a firearm and shot Rivers. Responding officers found Rivers with serious gunshot injuries and he was later pronounced dead. Investigators treated this as a separate homicide amid several other shootings in the area that night and immediately searched for the man who had fought with Rivers.

Homicide records continue to list the perpetrator as unknown and the case as unsolved. If anyone has information about the fight or the person who shot Anthony Rivers, please share what is known with the Milwaukee Police Department.