Cordell Robinson was 22 when he was shot and killed in Milwaukee shortly after 2:15 a.m. on July 17, 2011. He had been walking near 18th and Kerney Place after leaving a party when two unknown individuals approached him and one of them fatally shot him. The suspects fled on foot and were not caught at the scene.

Family remembers Robinson as smart and generous; his mother, Tina Brooms, recalls their last phone conversation when he repeatedly told her he loved her. Detectives say Robinson was struggling with drug addiction at the time and that investigators believe a large debt to a drug dealer — and alleged stealing and scamming to repay it — may have created enemies and provided a possible motive. Police have a short, grainy surveillance video from a nearby store showing the suspects running, but no strong leads have produced arrests or identified suspects.

Anyone who knew Cordell, was in the area that morning, or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.