On a cold December evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of Fernando Washington, a 31-year-old Black / African American male, was cut short. On December 30, 2014, he was fatally shot in what law enforcement described as the culmination of an argument. The incident was one of the final homicides in a year that saw a slight decrease in fatal shootings but a rise in nonfatal shootings in the city.
The shooting of Fernando Washington was reported as one of two fatal shootings in the last
week of 2014, events that brought the tentative total of gun homicides in Wisconsin for that year to 111. While the death of another individual in that same week drew significant media attention, the circumstances surrounding Washington's death remained less publicized.
Despite the initial reports of an argument leading to the fatal shooting, publicly available information regarding the investigation that followed is scarce. There have been no subsequent news reports, press releases, or public records detailing any arrests made or suspects identified in connection with the death of Fernando Washington. His case is not prominently listed among the city's solved homicides, and the trail of public information grows cold shortly after the initial incident. The lack of available information on any suspects or arrests leaves the narrative of his death incomplete, a story without a final chapter. The identity of the person or persons responsible for his death, and the specific details of the argument that led to the fatal encounter, remain undisclosed in the public domain.
