On the evening of May 15, 2015, in Milwaukee, 18-year-old Kendrai Walker was found at 28th and Auer suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene; an autopsy ruled the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide. Investigators recovered three .380 caliber cartridge casings near his body.

The next day a vigil for Walker in the 3100 block of N. 29th Street was struck by gunfire, wounding five people, including Walker’s mother, who sustained three gunshot wounds. Responding officers found additional casings of 9mm, .22 caliber, and another .380 at that scene.

The investigation led to the arrests of three men: 35-year-old Brian Echols, 27-year-old George Eskridge, and 38-year-old Lonell Echols. Eskridge told police he witnessed Brian Echols shoot Walker and later heard Brian admit shooting Walker in the head. A 9mm recovered during a traffic stop was linked to casings at the murder scene. Brian Echols later pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon and received a prison sentence; Eskridge and Lonell Echols faced charges including first-degree recklessly endangering safety and possession of a firearm by a felon, and one of the women injured at the vigil identified them as two of the shooters.

If anyone knew Kendrai Walker or witnessed events around 28th and Auer on May 15 or the vigil the following day, please share what is known.