we're here today to announce a ten thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the actors involved in the robbery homicide of lloyd jackson at playmakers on the evening of july 30th we're giving you a wanted poster of an example of the vehicle we believe was used in in this uh crime we're seeking four to six actors all those actors were armed and masked at the time of the offense we believe they're blackmails in their late teens to early twenties we know from experience that people involved in crimes like this that get large media attention like this one did oftentimes go back into their neighborhoods and tell their story and talk about the crime we're asking the citizens who know something about this crime please call us come forward let us know what you know ask that you call 935 73 anybody giving us information can remain anonymous and still receive the reward now i'd like to introduce mr t wiley smith he's the executive director of the historic king drive business improvement district thank you uh hello again my name is teague whaley smith i'm the executive director of the historic king drive business improvement district first i want to extend my condolences to the family of lloyd jackson we together with everyone in our community are deeply saddened and frustrated by the events that occurred here the historic king drive bid is the home to over 100 businesses and thousands of employees and thousands of residents the robbery and homicide that took place is a shock to all of us and cannot be tolerated since 2005 the king drive has seen a net increase of 20 new businesses over a thousand employees and over 100 million dollars of development when problems happen on king drive we unite with the city and with the police department to solve those problems in fact in 2010 this last quarter most crimes were down over 50 to 60 percent because of our united efforts i have all the confidence in the world that the police department will catch the criminals that committed this crime i'm also confident that somebody has the information to give the to the police that they need in order to find those guys so in order to incentivize that we are proud again with our businesses our residents and playmakers to announce a ten thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those individuals responsible and we will not let it deter it from all the positive development that has happened here on king drive now i'd like to introduce older woman melee cogs i would like to begin by giving my heartfelt condolences to mr jackson's family and we stand here today in solidarity to help to give the jackson family some closure the public is now giving an incentive through this ten thousand dollar reward to give information to the police department to help lead to the capture and prosecution of the people who committed this crime to bring closure to that family and also to the community king drive is a great street in milwaukee there are tremendous businesses on it this incident is not indicative of king drive we work diligently to improve this area and we'll continue to do so and in order for that to happen we need the help of the public so we are standing here today asking for that help and are willing to provide the award i would also like to commend the king drive business improvement district for uniting and standing together letting the public know that if you if you do this uh to one of them you do it to all of them and that we will not stand for this type of behavior on king drive so i hope that the public listens and if anyone has seen or heard anything or could give some information that might lead to the capture and arrest of the individuals who committed this crime and bring some closure to the jackson family please please give us that information thank you you