On the night of Sunday, October 18, 2015, Joseph Gregory, a 45-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in Milwaukee at about 10:30 p.m. The shooting happened near the intersection of West Cypress Street and West Fond du Lac Avenue, in the 2400 block of West Cypress Street, outside the Young Urban Jazz Cafe. Milwaukee police opened a homicide investigation, but initial reports left key questions unanswered: no motive was released, it was not disclosed whether Gregory had been specifically targeted, and no suspects were publicly identified.

Three days later, at about 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21, the Young Urban Jazz Cafe suffered a fire investigators suspected was intentionally set, causing roughly $20,000 in exterior damage; no one was inside and no injuries were reported. The cafe’s owner, Don Lewis, said the business had no involvement in Gregory’s shooting and planned to reopen. Authorities did not publicly establish a link between the shooting and the suspected arson.

If anyone knew Joseph Gregory, saw something that night, or has information about either incident, please share what you know.