Phillips M. Blake, 27, was found suffering from several gunshot wounds on a sidewalk near 38th and Center streets in Milwaukee shortly before 7 p.m. on December 22, 2013. He was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

The Milwaukee Police Department opened an investigation into the homicide. No arrests have been reported in connection with his murder. The case underscores the suddenness of a fatal shooting in a public area and is one of the city’s unresolved violent crimes from that period.

If anyone remembers seeing activity near 38th and Center that evening or has information about Phillips Blake’s movements that night, please come forward.