On the evening of December 18, 2015, 18-year-old Joshua R. Words was fatally shot near North 20th Street and West Highland Avenue in Milwaukee shortly before 8:00 p.m. Joshua had been staying at his older brother Isaac Edwards’ home and planned to meet a friend, Bryell Zigler, at a nearby bus stop before returning to play video games. A vehicle had been parked in the area for about one hour and 17 minutes before the shooting; surveillance later showed the driver exiting and appearing to speak briefly with someone as Joshua walked by.

Surveillance captured flashes from gunfire as Joshua and Zigler ran toward an alley. Zigler reached Isaac’s house and Isaac found Joshua critically wounded; Joshua announced he’d been hit and died of his injuries despite attempts to help him. Detectives reviewed camera footage that showed the vehicle and some movements but did not yield a clear identification of the shooter or a confirmed motive. Neighborhood House, where Joshua volunteered and worked, memorialized him at a 2016 youth summit.

Does anyone remember seeing the parked vehicle in that area on the night of December 18, 2015, or recognize the person seen near the driver’s door?