Christopher A. Reed, a 36-year-old Black man, was shot and killed the morning of December 12, 2020, on Milwaukee’s northwest side after an argument turned violent near the 5400 block of North 92nd Street by Custer Avenue. First responders and the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office were called just before 10:30 a.m.; Reed suffered fatal gunshot wounds at the scene.

Police announced an arrest of a 35-year-old Milwaukee man believed to be involved and said the case would be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office for charging. Authorities did not publicly release a suspect name in the immediate aftermath; subsequent reporting reiterated the arrest and that investigators were moving toward potential charges. Funeral and memorial records, plus gun-violence tracking entries, confirm the date and location of the killing.

Anyone with information about the argument or the shooting near North 92nd Street and Custer Avenue on December 12, 2020, is asked to come forward.