Emerald George Metoxen, an 18-year-old man from Oneida, was fatally shot during the early morning hours of June 22, 2026, on Green Bay’s east side. Metoxen, whose Oneida name was Tehanʌnsta?kala‧tats, meaning “His arms are raised,” had been born in Green Bay on October 25, 2007, to Lunynt Metoxen and Tracy Smith Webster. What began as a late-night gathering in a residential neighborhood ended with gunfire, a death in the street, another person wounded, and police searching for the
person responsible.
At approximately 1:45 a.m., Green Bay police officers were dispatched to the 2400 block of Deckner Avenue after receiving a weapons-related call. When officers arrived, they discovered Metoxen unresponsive in the street with an apparent gunshot wound. Police immediately attempted lifesaving measures, but the efforts were unsuccessful and Metoxen was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators subsequently classified the shooting as a homicide.
Around the same time, another victim arrived at a local hospital suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. That victim was 17 years old, and authorities withheld his identity because he was a juvenile. Police initially described his injuries as serious, although officials said they were not considered life-threatening and that he was expected to survive. Investigators believed the shootings were connected and began attempting to determine exactly what had unfolded in the moments before the gunfire.
Police Chief Chris Davis described the scene as chaotic, explaining that numerous people had been in the area and investigators needed to speak with witnesses, neighbors and others who might have known what happened. Authorities indicated that the violence appeared to have been associated with a gathering at a nearby residence, although police did not publicly disclose what precipitated the confrontation, whether an argument had occurred, how many shots were fired, or what relationship existed between the victims and the person responsible.
As the investigation intensified, Green Bay police established a large presence around the Deckner Avenue neighborhood and issued a temporary shelter-in-place request for residents in the immediate area. A SWAT team served a search warrant at a nearby residence, and one individual was detained. Chief Davis emphasized at the time that investigators were still trying to determine that person's connection to the shooting. Public reporting did not identify the detained person or establish that the individual was the gunman. The shelter-in-place order was eventually lifted at approximately 8:30 that morning.
Despite that detention, police continued publicly searching for a homicide suspect. Authorities did not release a suspect's name, description or photograph, and the person taken into custody during the search was not publicly announced as having been arrested or charged with Metoxen's killing. Searches of subsequent available reporting through late August 2026 did not reveal a publicly announced homicide arrest, criminal charge, trial or conviction connected to his death. The most recent publicly available information therefore continues to describe the person responsible for the shooting as sought by investigators rather than someone formally charged in the case.
Away from the circumstances of his death, Metoxen was remembered by his family for basketball, spending time with his friends and relatives, watching online videos and enjoying Mexican food. He had also developed a particular passion for dogs and had begun exploring dog breeding. His obituary described a large extended family and noted that funeral services were held at the Oneida Nation Longhouse, followed by burial at the Oneida Sacred Burial Grounds. His family also established plans for a memorial fund connected with his child and the mother of an unborn child who was expecting at the time of his death.
Green Bay police have continued asking anyone with information about the Deckner Avenue shooting to contact the department and reference case number 26-229513. Investigators have also encouraged people who wish to remain anonymous to provide information through Green Bay Area Crime Stoppers or the P3 Tips system. With no publicly identified shooter or announced prosecution in the available reporting, the central unanswered question remains who opened fire that morning and what happened at the gathering that ended with Metoxen losing his life.
