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Jose A. Rivera, a 32-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot on the evening of May 5, 2014, in Milwaukee near South 32nd Street and West National Avenue. Rivera was a passenger in a friend’s vehicle; the two had driven to the location intending to buy marijuana and had just texted the person they were meeting. A green car pulled up alongside, and a man identified in reports as 28-year-old Jimmy D. Patterson Jr. emerged armed. He announced a robbery and, before Rivera or the driver could react, allegedly fired one or two shots into the car, striking Rivera.

Afterward the driver retrieved Rivera’s gun and fired once at the assailant before the weapon jammed. Patterson fled and Rivera was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver later identified Patterson in a photo array; Patterson was arrested and charged with felony murder and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Does anyone have information about Rivera’s final movements that night or witnessed the green vehicle near South 32nd and West National Avenue?