On the night of May 17, 2012, 25-year-old African-American man Joey L. Johnson was found fatally shot inside his van parked at 3078 N 26th Street in Milwaukee. Police were alerted to the scene at about 11:44 PM. Investigators determined Johnson died from gunshot wounds, but the events leading up to the shooting, the motive and the identity of the shooter or shooters remain unknown.

The Milwaukee Police Department continues to classify his death as an unsolved homicide. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly named. The case remains open and cold, a continuing loss for Johnson’s family and the neighborhood. If anyone has information about Joey’s movements that evening or about activity near 3078 N 26th Street around 11:44 PM on May 17, 2012, please come forward.