Michael Trevino was 20 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting shortly after midnight on July 21, 2012, on Milwaukee’s south side near South 23rd and West Orchard streets. Police recorded his death as the city’s 46th homicide that year. Friends and community members held a car wash and food sale to help his family with funeral expenses in the days after his death.

Police described the shooting as connected to an ongoing beef involving multiple people and said the block had a history of shootings, arsons, and other homicides; one particular house nearby was identified as a recurring hotspot. A month after Trevino’s killing, three more people were shot at the same location, and city officials and family members publicly disagreed about whether the house was linked to current gang activity. As of August 2012, detectives were still searching for suspects and the case remained unsolved.

If anyone knew Michael, the people involved that night, or has information about the shootings near South 23rd and West Orchard, please share what is known.