Verquell S. Bailey was an 18-year-old Black man from Milwaukee who was shot and killed in the early morning hours of August 27, 2016. Police were called about 12:45 a.m. to the 1900 block of West Meinecke Avenue near North 19th Street, where officers found Bailey on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Initial public reports identified Bailey by name and date of birth, November 1, 1997, but gave no account of what led him to that location, what happened immediately before the shooting, or whether he was specifically targeted.

If anyone was with Verquell that night or recalls seeing activity near North 19th and West Meinecke Avenue around 12:45 a.m., please share what is known with investigators.