Bernell Trammell, a 60-year-old Black man who ran a small business called eXpressions Journal in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood, was ambushed and fatally shot while sitting on a sidewalk chair on the afternoon of July 23, 2020. He was a familiar local figure, known for standing outside his shop with handmade signs expressing a mix of political and religious views, including support for Donald Trump and for Black Lives Matter.Trammell was approached from behind and shot in broad daylight. Surveillance footage showed a man believed to be in his 30s, about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, wearing a baseball cap and a black and red long-sleeved shirt, arriving on a bicycle and fleeing the scene on the bike.

The Milwaukee Police Department released images of the suspect and authorities offered a substantial reward, but no arrests have been made and the case has gone cold.The motive remains officially undetermined. Some community members and political figures have speculated the killing was politically motivated because of Trammell’s outspoken support for Trump.

Does anyone in Riverwest remember seeing the suspect on a bike that afternoon or have other information that could help identify him?