Worn F. Jones, a 23-year-old Black man, was killed on the night of August 13, 2016, after an argument on Milwaukee's west side turned deadly. Milwaukee police records released to local news organizations identified Jones as the victim of a homicide in the 1800 block of North 29th Street, near West Lisbon Avenue. At approximately 10:00 p.m., Jones became involved in a dispute with another person, and during the confrontation he was stabbed. He was rushed to a hospital, but his injuries proved fatal.
The killing occurred during an exceptionally violent weekend in Milwaukee in which several unrelated homicides were recorded over a short period. In Jones's case, investigators indicated from the beginning that they were searching for the person involved in the argument and stabbing. The circumstances reported publicly pointed to a direct confrontation rather than a random attack, although authorities did not publicly disclose what started the argument or whether Jones and the assailant knew one another beforehand.
More than a month after the killing, investigators still had not identified or located the suspect and turned to the public for assistance. On September 26, 2016, Milwaukee police released surveillance photographs of the person they believed was responsible. Investigators said the images had been recorded earlier on the day Jones was killed at the Pay Less Market, located at 1823 North 27th Street, only a short distance from the eventual homicide scene. The individual shown in the photographs was wearing a dark tank top, dark pants, a dark hat and dark shoes. Police hoped someone who recognized the person from the surveillance footage would provide investigators with a name or information about where the suspect could be found.
The September appeal made clear that investigators considered the photographed individual the person who fatally stabbed Jones during the argument. Police publicly asked anyone with information about the suspect or the homicide to contact the Milwaukee Police Department. The continued release of surveillance evidence weeks after the killing demonstrated that detectives had developed a visual lead but apparently had not yet been able to attach an identity to the person shown.
Available online reporting reviewed for the case does not document a subsequent arrest, criminal charge, trial, or conviction connected with Jones's death. The last detailed contemporary reports located continued to describe the suspect as unidentified and being sought by Milwaukee police. Later cold-case listings also continue to include Worn Jones among Milwaukee homicide victims, with the Milwaukee Police Department identified as the investigating agency. Based on the publicly accessible information available online, there is no confirmed indication that anyone has been prosecuted for the August 13, 2016 stabbing.
