In the chill of a Wednesday evening on February 1, 2017, the life of Rashard Wright, a 23-year-old Black/African American man, came to a sudden and violent end. Around 8:45 p.m., in the area of 7th and Wright in Milwaukee, police responded to a call and found Wright lying in the street. He had sustained a gunshot wound.
Despite the immediate life-saving efforts of first responders at the scene, the injury proved fatal.
The Milwaukee Police Department launched a homicide investigation into the shooting. In the initial stages of their inquiry, authorities sought a motive and began the search for any suspect or suspects who may have been involved in the incident.
The investigation into Rashard Wright's death continued, but details regarding any persons of interest or potential arrests have not been publicly disclosed in the available online sources. The circumstances that led to the shooting remain without official explanation, and the case has not yielded any publicly identified suspects. The search for answers and justice for the untimely death of the young Milwaukee man continues.
