Archie Brown Jr., a 40-year-old Milwaukee resident and father of four daughters, was shot and killed on April 12, 2015 after his van accidentally struck a two-year-old child, Damani Terry, near 48th and Glendale on the city’s northwest side. Brown stopped and exited his vehicle to check on the child, and while grieving over Damani’s body he was fatally shot by an unidentified gunman.

The violence continued that day when 15-year-old Rasheed Chiles, Damani’s older brother, was also shot; he was taken to a hospital and died during surgery. The suspect, identified in reports as 27-year-old Ricky Chiles, later died by suicide as law enforcement closed in at a Chicago motel. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett characterized the sequence as a tragic accident that spiraled into a double murder fueled by uncontrolled anger.

Brown’s family remembered him as active in the community, involved in renovating houses and running restaurants. The community response included a $25,000 reward offered for information leading to the gunman’s arrest and calls to address gun violence.

If anyone knew Archie Brown Jr. or has information about the events that day, please share what you know.