On the night of November 13, 2015, Colin T Alexander, 47, was killed outside Waz’s Tavern at West Burleigh and North 46th streets in Milwaukee after an argument spilled into the street. A relative who had been with Alexander stepped outside and watched as Alexander and another man argued; that man produced a gun. Alexander is reported to have tried to calm things, but surveillance footage shows him attempting to flee as the armed man pursued him while still aiming the weapon. Alexander was fatally shot; the same shooter then shot Alexander’s relative, who survived with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators identified the shooter as 51-year-old Johnnie Lee Tucker. The dispute appears linked to a personal conflict involving a woman both men knew. Tucker was arrested and charged with first-degree intentional homicide, aggravated battery by use of a dangerous weapon, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. A jury later found Tucker guilty on those charges and he received a life sentence for Alexander’s murder.