Timothy Lewis, a 37-year-old White/Caucasian man, was fatally shot on the evening of September 17, 2026, in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood. The shooting occurred at approximately 8:45 p.m. near North Pierce and East Wright streets, with Milwaukee police placing the scene in the 2500 block of North Pierce Street. Lewis suffered fatal gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lewis’s family publicly identified him following the shooting.
His younger sister described him as a deeply loved father, brother and son who was known for making people laugh. She acknowledged that, like anyone, he had his flaws, but said he did not deserve what happened to him and expressed her determination to keep his memory alive. Her comments provided a glimpse of Lewis beyond the circumstances of his death, describing someone whose loss was being felt by several parts of his family.
Milwaukee police have released few details about what happened immediately before the gunfire. Investigators have not publicly described an argument, confrontation or other event that may have led to Lewis being shot, and no motive has been announced. Police have instead said that the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation. Authorities have referred to the person or people responsible only as unknown suspect or suspects, indicating that investigators had not publicly identified the shooter at the time of the available reports.
As of September 23, 2026, no arrest had been publicly announced in connection with Lewis’s killing, and available reporting did not identify anyone who had been charged. Milwaukee police continued searching for the person or persons responsible and asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact investigators. Because no suspect has yet been publicly identified or charged, there have been no reported court proceedings, trial or conviction associated with Lewis’s death.
