On a Saturday evening in Milwaukee, the life of 23-year-old Chris Ford, a Black male, was tragically cut short. It was April 25, 2015, and at approximately 9:00 p.m., Ford was sitting in a minivan in the parking lot of a BP gas station located in the 4000 block of North Green Bay Avenue. The ordinary night was shattered by the sudden violence of gunfire.
According to accounts from the scene, another vehicle pulled up behind the minivan Ford occupied. Without warning, an individual, or individuals, from within the second vehicle began shooting towards Ford's van, striking him. The shots proved to be fatal, and despite any medical attention that may have been rendered, Chris Ford died at the scene of the shooting.
In the wake of the homicide, the Milwaukee Police Department launched an investigation into the events that led to Ford's death. However, the case grew cold over time, with investigators continuing to seek information from the public to help identify a motive for the shooting and to bring the person or persons responsible to justice. As of the most recent available information, no arrests have been publicly announced in connection with the murder of Chris Ford, and no specific suspects have been named. The case remains an open and unresolved homicide, leaving a family and a community searching for answers.
