Edward D. Lawson Jr., 24, was one of two people shot in Milwaukee during the early morning hours of September 7, 2016. He was pronounced dead at the scene; another person was wounded. Police described the event as a violent altercation but did not release a motive or detailed timeline of what led to the shooting.

The Milwaukee Police Department included Lawson’s death in an active homicide investigation and the case appears in the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission’s annual report on gun violence in the city. Lawson’s family and community members continue to press for answers and accountability.

Did anyone in the Milwaukee area have information about what happened that morning or about people who might have been involved?