Timothy Phonisay, 22, died after an accidental firearm discharge in his Milwaukee home near 44th and Keefe. While posing with a handgun and attempting to holster it, the weapon discharged and a single round entered his right groin. He was taken to Froedtert Hospital for emergency surgery where surgeons found two penetrating wounds but no bullet was recovered or seen on x-ray.

A thoracotomy and chest tube were performed, but profuse bleeding and declining cardiac status could not be controlled. He was pronounced dead shortly before 1:00 a.m. on Friday, August 21, 2015. The Medical Examiner ruled the death an accident and investigators found no suspects or arrests, concluding the fatal wound was self-inflicted.

Did anyone in the Milwaukee area know Timothy or have information about the circumstances that night?