Michael Irwin Phillips was 58 when he was fatally shot inside a Milwaukee liquor store on November 18, 2019. The store was near the intersection of 38th and Center Street. The shooting occurred on a cold November evening and added to concerns about gun violence in the city.

Police opened an investigation but details about what happened in the moments before the shooting were not widely publicized. There have been no subsequent news reports or public announcements from the Milwaukee Police Department about arrests or suspects, and the case appears to have gone cold.

If anyone was in that area on November 18, 2019, or has information about what happened at the liquor store near 38th and Center Street, please share tips with Milwaukee police.