On a cold Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee, Richard L. Spears, a 29-year-old African-American man, was shot while driving in the 3200 block of North 9th Street on January 31, 2015, at about 2:45 p.m. The gunfire caused him to lose control of his vehicle and the car crashed near 9th and Ring. Emergency responders found Spears suffering from gunshot injuries; life-saving measures were performed at the scene but he died from his wounds. His death was recorded as the 15th homicide in the city that year.

The Milwaukee Police Department identified Spears and opened a homicide investigation, seeking suspects and information from the public. No arrests were publicly announced in the years that followed, and the case later went cold. The killing remains an unsolved homicide and a family still waiting for answers.

If anyone has information about what happened to Richard Spears on January 31, 2015, please share what you know.