On the evening of May 23, 2019, 42-year-old LZ Jolly was shot and killed outside Warren’s Lounge near North 25th Street and West Hopkins Avenue in Milwaukee. Friends said Jolly had been trying to break up a fight when the situation escalated. Security-camera footage shows Rodney Robbins, who had known Jolly for about three decades, arrive with three children visible in his car’s back seat. The video depicts a confrontation in which Jolly leans toward Robbins and at times makes physical contact; Robbins then pulls an object from his waistband. As Jolly turned away, Robbins shot him once, Jolly fell, and Robbins stood over him and fired additional shots. Investigators recovered several .40 caliber casings at the scene. Responding officers found Jolly with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Rodney Robbins was taken into custody and admitted to being the shooter, saying he felt he needed to protect his family and that he was a felon in possession of a firearm. He told police he burned his clothes, disposed of the gun, and altered his appearance after the shooting. Robbins was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and possession of a firearm by a felon; competency concerns led to a court-ordered examination during proceedings. Does anyone have information about Jolly’s last movements that evening or about witnesses who were at Warren’s Lounge that night?