Lavell Felton, 29, was a professional basketball player playing in Europe who was home in Milwaukee during the 2009 off-season. In the early morning hours of August 12, 2009, he was sitting in the driver’s seat of his car at a gas station in the 2100 block of N. 35th St., with his cousin as a passenger, after paying for fuel. An unknown gunman opened fire; Felton was struck, taken to a local hospital in critical condition, and pronounced clinically dead the next day, August 13, 2009.

He was the father of a five-year-old stepson, a four-year-old son, and a two-year-old daughter at the time of his death. The initial investigation produced no suspect or clear motive; his family suggested jealousy over his customized 1976 Buick Centurion convertible might have played a role. The family offered a $5,000 reward, and the case went cold. In 2019 the Milwaukee Police Department released new surveillance video seeking leads, but the shooter remains unidentified and no arrests have been reported.

Does anyone have information that could help bring justice for Lavell Felton?