Jadrian J. Parker was 22 when he was fatally shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the evening of March 3, 2007. Remembered as a beloved son and the father of a daughter named Jadrionna, he was described by those who knew him as funny and playful, often stopping by friends’ parents’ homes to chat or ask for a ride.

The killing followed an argument at a friend’s mother’s house after Parker refused to return a gun that had been shown to him. Parker and a friend, Lance Pinkins, left and were followed; the confrontation moved to a street near a church. A man identified as Bowens arrived brandishing a gun, struck Pinkins, and then struggled over the firearm. After Bowens gained control, witnesses say he stepped back and shot Parker multiple times in the chest at close range, then fired additional shots while Parker was on the ground.

Bowens later traveled to Lanett, Alabama, where he allegedly confessed to Frank and Katherine Shaw that he had killed a man in Milwaukee over a gun; the Shaws contacted authorities. At trial four eyewitnesses identified Bowens as the shooter and the Shaws testified about the confession, with cell phone records and a shell casing cited as part of the evidence. Does anyone who knew Jadrian or was in that neighborhood on March 3, 2007, have information that could add detail to what happened?