Vashawn Cox was a 26-year-old Black man who died in Milwaukee on August 10, 2017. Publicly accessible Milwaukee cold-case listings classify his death as a homicide and show the Milwaukee Police Department as the agency responsible for the investigation.

They do not describe where Cox was attacked, what preceded his death, how many people may have been involved, or any publicly established motive. Searches of local news and homicide databases did not turn up a reliably reported arrest, homicide charge, trial, guilty plea, or conviction tied to his killing.

If anyone has information about Vashawn Cox or his death, please come forward to help clarify what happened.