Leroy R. Singleton, a 42-year-old Black man, lost his life to gun violence in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on November 10, 2016. His death was among the 139 homicides recorded in the city that year, a period marked by widespread concern over shootings and violent crime. Singleton was officially recognized as a homicide victim in the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission's 2016 annual report, which documented the lives lost to violence throughout the city.
Singleton's death prompted a homicide
investigation by the Milwaukee Police Department. Investigators were responsible for establishing the circumstances of the killing, identifying anyone involved, and determining what had led to the fatal violence. However, publicly accessible records provide limited information about the events immediately preceding his death. Independent reporting confirming the precise location of the incident, the sequence of events, and whether witnesses observed the confrontation could not be located.
The investigation also left important questions about who was responsible. Available public records do not identify a confirmed suspect or establish whether investigators developed a specific motive. No independently verified reports were located documenting an arrest, criminal charges, a trial, or a conviction directly connected to Singleton's homicide. This absence of publicly available information does not necessarily establish that investigators failed to identify a suspect or that no additional developments occurred.
Singleton's name remains among those memorialized in Milwaukee's official homicide records for 2016. Although the available documentation confirms that his death was classified as a homicide, much about the circumstances remains publicly unexplained. Without verified information identifying the individual responsible or establishing a successful prosecution, the ultimate resolution of Leroy Singleton's killing remains uncertain in the accessible public record.
