Patrick Washington was 24 when he was fatally shot in Milwaukee on Friday, October 7, 2016. Officers responded about 9:30 p.m. to a report of a shooting near North 19th Street and West Capitol Drive and found Washington on a rear walkway leading to a residence with at least one gunshot wound. Emergency crews attempted lifesaving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Milwaukee Police Department opened a homicide investigation to determine what happened, whether Washington had been specifically targeted, and who was responsible. Initial statements did not say whether witnesses saw the shooting, whether an argument occurred, whether evidence had been recovered identifying a shooter, or whether Washington had any connection to the residence where he was found. The department publicly identified him as the victim on October 10, 2016, and the case was later noted in the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission’s 2016 annual report. Reporting does not identify anyone arrested or charged in connection with his killing.

What happened that night near 19th Street and Capitol Drive, and who was responsible for Patrick Washington’s death?