On the evening of January 21, 2016, 24-year-old Rickole D.L. Rogers was shot after stopping his truck in the 5700 block of N. 65th St. in Milwaukee while a female passenger sat with him. The violence began as a planned robbery that started with a marijuana sale. Three men in a blue car with dark tinted windows lured a friend of Rogers into the vehicle on N. 68th St., then robbed him at gunpoint, taking his firearms, a gold chain, cellphone and clothing and leaving him in his boxer shorts and socks.
The stripped friend ran home and tried to warn Rogers, but could not reach him. Shortly after 7:30 p.m., the blue car sped past Rogers’ truck, reversed, and parked alongside. As Rogers reached for a gun from the armrest, two armed men exited the other car and shots were exchanged. Rogers was critically wounded, transported to Froedtert Hospital, and died two days later on Saturday evening.
Detectives linked phone records to 20-year-old Terrel D. Brooks and, when questioned on April 4, Brooks admitted driving the car and named accomplices including 20-year-old Romello Anderson, saying those men fired at Rogers.
Did anyone in the area see the blue car with dark tinted windows that night or have information about the robbery planning leading up to the shooting?