On January 9, 2015, in Madison, Wisconsin, Trevon D. Townsend was shot during an attempted robbery. The man attempting the robbery, Kamonzi Turner, had brandished a firearm while trying to rob a drug dealer; a struggle over the weapon ended with a single gunshot wound to Townsend. Turner was initially convicted for his role in the shooting.

Townsend survived the immediate injury but suffered severe, long-term health complications from the wound. Years later Townsend died from those complications, and his death was attributed to the original gunshot injury. After Townsend’s death, prosecutors re-evaluated the case and brought a homicide charge against Turner reflecting that his death resulted from the 2015 shooting.

If anyone knew Townsend or witnessed the January 9, 2015 incident, please come forward with what you remember.