Joseph A. Watkins, 35, was shot and killed on June 8, 2024, near the intersection of 27th and State Streets in Milwaukee. Witnesses reported hearing gunfire at about 7:00 PM. Surveillance footage obtained after the shooting shows a confrontation between Watkins and another man; the video depicts Watkins pushing the other individual, who then produced a firearm and shot him.

Police quickly identified and took into custody a 32-year-old man, Hla Oo. Prosecutors charged Hla Oo with first-degree intentional homicide. Investigators say the altercation began as a dispute over cigarettes and escalated into the fatal encounter.

Watkins’s death has renewed community concern about gun violence and public safety in Milwaukee. Did anyone see the confrontation or have information about that evening near 27th and State Streets?