Robert Pettit, a 53-year-old Caucasian man, was fatally shot in Conrath, Wisconsin, on May 18, 2018. The Rusk County Sheriff’s Office identified the death as a homicide and launched an active search for a suspect in the days after the shooting. News reports from the time confirmed Pettit’s identity and that investigators were pursuing leads while alerting the local community.

Public information available through the years since the killing does not indicate an arrest or identify a suspect, and details about motive or circumstance remain sparse. If anyone in or around Conrath in May 2018 remembers unusual activity or has information that could help, please share what is known with the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office.