Julian James JuJu Patterson, a 20-year-old Black man from Fort Atkinson, was shot and killed during a March 12, 2018 encounter in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Anton Drive in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. He and a friend were there for what police described as a pre-arranged drug transaction that turned violent; a disturbance broke out and a single gunshot struck Patterson. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced deceased.

The Fitchburg Police Department opened a homicide investigation and identified three suspects. On March 13, 2018, investigators arrested 19-year-old Travon A. Jackson in Columbus, Wisconsin, and later that evening a traffic stop led to the arrests of 18-year-old Gary C. Mays and 17-year-old Joshua B. Mcinnis. The suspects were initially booked on a separate charge from a prior incident, and police indicated charges related to Patterson’s death were expected. Investigators said robbery appeared to be the motive and that no other suspects were being sought.

Does anyone have information about Patterson’s activities in Fitchburg that day or about the March 12 incident that could help clarify what happened?