Lawrence Hamilton was 26 when he was shot and killed on January 26, 2019, in the 2400 block of North 33rd Street in Milwaukee. Authorities say his death was tied to an ongoing feud between rival street gangs, and that he was a known member of a Milwaukee street gang. No arrests have been made in Hamilton’s murder.

After his killing the violence continued: Hamilton’s grave was later desecrated by members of a rival gang, an act investigators believe helped fuel further retaliatory attacks, including a shooting at a funeral home during services for another person connected to the feud. The broader conflict prompted a federal investigation involving the ATF, Milwaukee Police Department, and the FBI, which has produced numerous charges against gang members for various crimes but not for the shooting that killed Hamilton.

Who in the community might have seen activity around North 33rd Street on January 26, 2019, or noticed anything unusual at Hamilton’s grave afterward?