Lorenzo Whitaker, 21, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was killed on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2013. Days earlier, on November 23, Whitaker, his 18-year-old brother Dion A. Neal, and a third man forced their way into a home and stole a computer and jewelry. Neal reportedly threatened to return and kill the victim and the victim’s son if the robbery was reported.

Sherman Blvd. shortly before midnight on November 28 and opened fire on the rear of the house. While positioned behind Neal and Whitaker, the third shooter apparently fired the shots that struck Whitaker in the back and left arm. No one inside the home was injured. Whitaker was taken to a local hospital by Neal and two unidentified men but was pronounced dead there; an autopsy confirmed two gunshot wounds.

Police linked Neal to the incident after a hospital security guard recorded a phone number used by one of the men who dropped Whitaker off; Neal answered that number and was later arrested and charged with armed robbery and first-degree recklessly endangering safety. Neal pleaded guilty to the armed robbery charge and received five years in prison plus seven years of extended supervision. The third shooter has not been identified.

Did anyone in the neighborhood witness the return to the house or recognize the two unidentified men who brought Whitaker to the hospital?