On January 31, 2015, 29-year-old Richard L. Spears Jr., a Black man, was shot while driving south in the 3200 block of North 9th Street near Ring Street in Milwaukee. Multiple rounds struck his vehicle and Spears; his car kept moving for a time before crashing. Emergency responders arrived around 2:45 p.m., and despite life-saving efforts he was pronounced dead at the scene. His death was recorded as the city’s 15th homicide that month.

The Milwaukee Police Department opened an investigation, sought public help and searched for suspects, but the initial probe produced no arrests or identifications. The case is now listed among the department’s cold cases. Few details about motive or suspects have been released, and the circumstances that led to the shooting remain unresolved.

If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon or about Richard’s movements before the shooting, please share what you know.