Shawn Alford, a 41-year-old Black man also known as Bushwick, was fatally shot while sitting in a vehicle on Milwaukee’s north side on the evening of September 11, 2017. The shooting occurred about 6:45 p.m. near North 25th Street and West Meinecke Avenue. Bystanders and Milwaukee Fire Department personnel attempted lifesaving measures after someone fired several rounds through the driver’s-side window; Alford was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead after suffering four gunshot wounds.

Witnesses described a person in a red hooded sweatshirt walking down the middle of the street toward Alford’s SUV, approaching the driver’s side, producing a handgun and firing three to four shots before fleeing. Investigators focused on Darryl Fredrick Roberts, known as Lil’ D, alleging a recent dispute over a parking space provided a motive.

If anyone was in that neighborhood that evening or has information about the shooting, the community is asked to come forward.