On the morning of June 26, 2015, Norman Davis III, a 27-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot during a violent disturbance inside an apartment building on West Appleton Avenue near North 82nd Street in Milwaukee. The shooting occurred about 8:30 a.m., left Davis dead at the scene, and seriously wounded a 48-year-old man who was taken to Froedtert Hospital.

An eyewitness, resident Janice Potts, reported hearing a commotion and a loud noise she believed was a gunshot. Potts said she saw one wounded man crawling and another pleading for help; she watched one victim take his last breath and then called 911. She also reported that the building’s entrance doorknob had been unscrewed so residents could not open the door, and that a man fled the building after she warned she would call police.

Potts said a wounded resident identified as Taye told her the shooter was his friend’s friend, a statement that suggested a connection but did not name the gunman. Police said they were trying to determine a motive and identify suspects; news coverage from June 26 reported no arrests at that time. The identity of the shooter and the ultimate outcome of the investigation remain unconfirmed in the available record.

If anyone knew Norman Davis III, Taye, or was in that building that morning, please share what was seen or heard.