In the evening hours of Friday, April 11, 2014, a verbal argument tragically escalated to deadly violence in a Milwaukee neighborhood. Gilbert Hernandez, a 33-year-old male, was found fatally shot at the rear of a residence located at 4940 S. 14th Street. The incident occurred at approximately 8:00 p.m., shattering the quiet of the evening and leaving a community in shock.
Prior to the discovery of Hernandez's body, witnesses in the vicinity reported hearing a heated verbal exchange.
It is believed that this argument involved Hernandez and the individual or individuals who would ultimately be responsible for his death. The specific details of what was said during this confrontation remain a mystery, as does the identity of those involved in the dispute. The argument, however, appears to have been the precursor to the fatal gunfire that followed.
In the immediate aftermath, law enforcement officials began an investigation into the shooting. Despite the accounts of witnesses who overheard the preceding argument, no suspects were publicly identified, and no arrests were made in connection with the homicide. The case has since grown cold, leaving the circumstances of Gilbert Hernandez's death and the identity of his killer or killers unresolved. The investigation remains open, a lingering question in the community and a source of unanswered grief for those who knew the victim.
