In the early morning hours of May 26, 2018, friends gathered at Cortney Huley’s home near 19th and Hadley in Milwaukee. Huley, 43, a Black man who worked as a barber and was a father of two, was playing cards when an altercation broke out and he was shot multiple times. He was driven to a local hospital but died of his injuries.

Investigators focused on Thomas Sanders, who had been at the gathering and was described as a family friend. Sanders fled after the shooting; a manhunt followed until he turned himself in near Indianapolis in September 2018. Sanders was charged in Huley’s death, and a Milwaukee County jury found him guilty in February 2020 after the trial revealed he abruptly opened fire during the card game. The motive for the shooting remained unclear.

If anyone knew Cortney, attended that gathering, or has information about the events that led to the shooting, please share what you know.