Rickey Jerome Smith, a 54-year-old Black man, was killed by gunfire in Milwaukee on July 25, 2021. The death occurred on a Sunday during a year that saw a record number of homicides in the city.

Very few concrete details about the shooting have been released. Reports and official notices confirm his age and the date of death but give no location, motive, suspect descriptions, or information about arrests. The lack of publicly disclosed specifics leaves key questions about how Smith came to be killed unanswered.

If anyone knew Rickey, was in Milwaukee that day, or has information about where he was on July 25, 2021, please share what is known with investigators.