Herman Paige, 46, was shot to death at his own tavern, Big C’s Bar on North 12th Street in Milwaukee, on Sunday, May 11, 2014. The night began as a birthday celebration at the bar he owned. As closing time approached, an argument started after Paige asked patrons to leave and one man, identified as 28-year-old Dwayne Jobe, refused to wait outside for his mother. The disagreement escalated, Jobe was forcibly removed, and a fight continued outside before witnesses say Jobe returned inside and several gunshots were heard.

Police found Paige lying on the floor at the tavern entrance with two gunshot wounds, to a right finger and to the upper right chest; the chest wound was later ruled the cause of death and the case was classified a homicide. Authorities obtained a warrant charging Jobe with first-degree reckless homicide while using a dangerous weapon and with possession of a firearm by a felon, noting a 2005 felony conviction for possession with intent to deliver heroin; he was not taken into custody immediately when the charges were filed.

Anyone who was at Big C’s that night or who has information about what happened is asked to come forward.