Deandrea Thomas, a 34-year-old Black/African American man, was shot and killed in Milwaukee on August 12, 2021. The shooting happened inside an apartment near 29th and Wells while Thomas and others were reportedly playing dominoes. Witnesses said a guest whom Thomas had invited suddenly produced a gun and opened fire; one other witness was shot and jumped from a balcony to escape. Thomas was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. An autopsy found gunshot wounds to the chest and leg and ruled his death a homicide.

Police identified and arrested a suspect named Daniel Thomas and charged him with first-degree intentional homicide. New evidence later led the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office to dismiss the case against Daniel Thomas without prejudice. The investigation remains open and no other suspects or arrests have been publicly named.

If anyone was at or near the apartment that night or has information about who the invited guest might have been, please share what is known with investigators.