Nicholas Santana III, 34, was fatally wounded in a Milwaukee residential neighborhood on the evening of August 24, 2022. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. Detectives recovered shell casings, canvassed neighbors who reported hearing several gunshots, and reviewed nearby surveillance footage as part of the investigation.

Authorities identified a person of interest, 27-year-old Valentin Santana, who was later taken into custody after a high-speed vehicle chase that ended in a crash. Valentin Santana was charged with two counts of first-degree reckless homicide and fleeing an officer in connection with the separate shooting deaths of Rodney Walls and Deontay Long near 38th and Nash streets. Law enforcement has not publicly detailed the precise connection, if any, between those killings and the death of Nicholas Santana III.

Family members of all three victims have expressed their grief and desire for accountability. If anyone has information about Nicholas Santana III’s shooting on August 24, 2022, please come forward.