On the evening of May 3, 2015, a street fight on a neighborhood corner in Milwaukee led to the death of 30-year-old Robert Echols. The altercation began between Echols’ then-girlfriend, Shasmin Brown, and Leon Kimbrough. Echols arrived, punched Kimbrough, and a one-on-one fight between Echols and Kimbrough followed.

According to witnesses, a man not involved in the original dispute, David Earl Crawford, walked up, produced a firearm and shot Echols. As Echols tried to flee, Crawford shot him three more times in the back; the wounds were fatal. Several bystanders witnessed the incident and a convenience store worker recorded the fight and shooting on a cell phone. Both Brown and the store employee later identified Crawford as the shooter.

Crawford, who had a prior felony conviction, was arrested and charged; a jury found him guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and felon in possession of a firearm. The court imposed a sentence of forty years initial confinement and twelve years extended supervision. Does anyone have information about the people who witnessed that night or the recording made by the store worker?