Richard S. Ortiz-Robles, a 28-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally shot during the early morning hours of April 19, 2026, on Milwaukee’s south side. Police were called at about 1:40 a.m. to the area of South 13th Street, where the shooting occurred outside the Punta Cana Bar near Burnham and Rogers streets. Officers found Ortiz-Robles suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office publicly identified him the following day. Ortiz-Robles was also known as “Tronko NTN” and was described in local reporting as a Milwaukee-area reggaetón performer. His obituary said he was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, spent part of his childhood in Luquillo, and moved to Milwaukee when he was young. He was married and the father of three daughters.
Investigators soon focused on Ortiz-Robles’ brother-in-law, Daniel O. Muñoz. According to the criminal complaint as described by local news reports, the shooting developed from a confrontation involving members of the two families outside the bar. Muñoz’s wife and Ortiz-Robles’ wife reportedly became involved in a physical fight, while Muñoz and Ortiz-Robles were also fighting. Authorities alleged that the confrontation escalated when Muñoz produced a firearm and shot Ortiz-Robles. Surveillance footage reviewed during the investigation reportedly showed Muñoz raising the gun toward Ortiz-Robles and firing seven times, causing him to fall to the ground.
Muñoz was initially being sought in connection with the killing. Local reporting said he was booked into the Milwaukee County Jail on April 21, and Milwaukee police publicly confirmed by April 22 that a suspect had been arrested. Police indicated that they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the homicide. Reports also stated that the Wisconsin Department of Corrections placed a hold on Muñoz because of an alleged violation of his existing supervision. At the time of the shooting, Muñoz was a convicted felon who had previously been sentenced in connection with a Racine County case and was therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Prosecutors subsequently charged Muñoz with first-degree reckless homicide while using a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Reporting on the filed charges also described habitual-criminal repeater allegations associated with the counts. The reckless-homicide charge carried the possibility of decades in prison if he were ultimately convicted, with additional potential imprisonment associated with the weapon and repeater enhancements. Muñoz was scheduled to make an initial court appearance on April 24.
When investigators questioned Muñoz, he reportedly acknowledged remembering that he had gone to the Punta Cana Bar that night, but told authorities he could not remember the confrontation or the shooting itself. That statement stood in contrast to the prosecution’s account of the surveillance evidence, which authorities alleged captured the confrontation and repeated gunfire directed at Ortiz-Robles. The charges against Muñoz are accusations, and he would remain presumed innocent unless convicted in court.
As of August 30, 2026, publicly available online reporting located for the case documents Muñoz’s arrest and the filing of the homicide and firearm charges, but does not show a reported trial, guilty plea, acquittal, sentencing, or other final disposition. The case therefore appears in the available reporting to remain an active criminal prosecution rather than a case that has reached a publicly reported conviction or sentence.
