Dawayne Rumley, a 40-year-old African-American man, was found dead in an alley near North 15th Street and West Finn Place in Milwaukee on the morning of December 18, 2016. His body was discovered in the snow just feet from a family’s bedroom window; he appeared to have suffered a significant head injury and there was visible blood at the scene. Neighbors reported the body was frozen stiff and partially covered by snow when found around 7:45 a.m.

Investigators treated the death as a homicide and said exposure did not appear to be the cause. A neighbor reported blood markings in the snow and that police collected a red-and-white farmer’s hat as evidence, though police did not publicly confirm whether the body had been moved or whether the hat belonged to Rumley. Authorities did not publicly release an official medical cause of death, a confirmed motive, or identification of a weapon, and no suspect or arrest has been publicly documented.

If anyone was in that area on the morning of December 18, 2016, or has information about why Rumley might have been in that alley, please come forward.