On a late summer evening in Milwaukee, 29-year-old police officer Wendolyn Odell Tanner was shot and killed while on duty. On Saturday, September 7, 1996, Tanner and his partner encountered a known felon and parole violator near North 20th Street and West Hampton Avenue. The man fled on foot; during the chase he fired several shots at the officers. A bullet struck Tanner in his side, passing through a gap between the panels of his protective vest.

Tanner’s partner returned fire and wounded the suspect. Officers followed a blood trail, located the wounded man and took him into custody at the scene. Officer Tanner died of his gunshot wound; he was survived by his expectant fiancée. Does anyone have memories of the area that night or additional information about the case?