Darrle Ruffin, known as D.R., was fatally shot on the evening of September 27, 2019, in the 900 block of Walnut Street in Racine, Wisconsin. He was 54 and a longtime Racine resident, a handyman who did lawn care, construction and home repairs. Family members had been together at a house when Ruffin went outside; he was shot in the leg around 8:20 p.m., collapsed on the front steps of his sister’s home, and later died at Ascension Hospital.

Surveillance footage from a neighbor’s camera reportedly shows a person running through a yard toward a home just seconds before police arrived. A person of interest was briefly taken into custody but released without charges. Ruffin is remembered by family as a loving father of two daughters and grandfather of six.

Anyone who was in the Walnut Street area that evening or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.