Cody Lee Harris was 27 when he was fatally shot in Milwaukee on December 12, 2016. A Marine Corps veteran and father, Harris—known to family and friends as Rudy—was found critically wounded near North 5th Street and West Walnut Street shortly before 11:00 a.m. He was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries. Police opened a homicide investigation but initial reports did not establish what led to the shooting, whether he was specifically targeted, or whether it stemmed from an argument, robbery, or other circumstance.

Harris grew up in the Milwaukee area, graduated from Muskego High School in 2007, and served in Afghanistan. He is survived by his fiancée Savanna Boardman and their children Adriana, Ayla, Lavin, and an expected infant, Lason. A fundraiser was organized on December 17, 2016, to help the family, and a funeral and burial at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery were held later that month.

Are there readers who remember seeing activity around North 5th and West Walnut on the morning of December 12, 2016, or who have information that could help identify who shot Cody Harris?