Darryl E. Jones, a 56-year-old Black/African American man, was shot and killed in Milwaukee on Christmas Eve 2016. Police responded about 12:20 a.m. to a ShotSpotter alert near 15th and Concordia and found Jones with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene and the medical examiner determined he died from multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators recovered five spent 9mm cartridge casings on the sidewalk nearby.

The investigation identified a suspect, Jamarr Hicks, then 28, who reportedly went to the area with two others intending to buy cocaine from Jones. One witness said they heard gunshots and saw Hicks run back to a vehicle before it left; that witness also said Hicks threatened her to keep silent. Another witness told police Hicks confessed, saying he shot Jones, saw Jones still alive and speaking, and then shot him several more times. Hicks was arrested and charged with first-degree reckless homicide with use of a dangerous weapon.

Family and friends later held a balloon release at the scene to remember Jones as a man who cared deeply for his family. Does anyone have information about Jones’s life in that neighborhood or the events that night?